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Add MS 4978-4987

Record Id:

032-002110500

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002110500

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000040.0x000102

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Add MS 4978-4987

Title:

CUDWORTH MSS.

Scope & Content:

Works by or attributed to Dr. Ralph Cudworth (d. 1688); late 17th-early 18th centt. Ten volumes. Quarto (4978) and folio. Paper. Partly autograph. The attribution of all these volumes to Cudworth was accepted by J. A. Passmore, Ralph Cudworth, 1951, pp. 107-113. However, in the case of 4983-4985 the evidence of Cudworth's authorship is unconvincing, although these volumes probably originated in his circle. In 1685 Cudworth's daughter Damaris married Sir Francis Masham, 3rd Bart., of Oates, co. Essex, and the MSS. remained with the Masham family until 1762, when they were purchased by Robert Davis, a bookseller of Piccadilly, under the impression that they were MSS. of John Locke. On discovering his mistake, he removed them to his house in Barnes, where they remained until about 1776, when they were purchased by the Museum (see Ralph Cudworth, A Treatise of Freewill, ed. J. Allen, 1838, pp. vi-viii, and a note by Sir Frederic Madden in Add. MS. 5015, f. 120).

Ralph Cudworth, d 1688 DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Works by, and attrib. to: late 17th-early 18th centt.: Partly autogr.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002110500

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not applicable

Contains:

Add MS 4978-4982 : CUDWORTH MSS. Writings on Free Will by Dr. Cudworth; late 17th cent. Partly autograph and partly in the hands of amanuenses. In…
Add MS 4983 : CUDWORTH MSS. Vol. VI (ff. 108). 'Collection of Confused thoughts Memorandums relating to Eternity of Torments collected out of…
Add MS 4984 : CUDWORTH MSS. Vol. VII (ff. 138). Definitions of words bearing on philosophy and religion, chiefly drawn from Seneca; late 17th cent.…
Add MS 4985 : CUDWORTH MSS. Vol. VIII (ff. 189). Commonplace Book, consisting chiefly of extracts from religious, moral, or ethical works; late…
Add MS 4986-4987 : CUDWORTH MSS. Commentary on the Seventy Weeks of Daniel; late 17th cent. Partly autograph. Cf. also 4984, f. 2.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

10 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1660

End Date:

1740

Date Range:

Late 17th century-Early 18th century

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Custodial History:

Samuel Masham, 2nd Baron Masham: Owned: in 1762.

Robert Davis, bookseller and pub lisher, of London: Owned: bef. 1776.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Cudworth, Ralph, DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, d 1688
Davis, Robert, bookseller and publisher, fl 1766-1773
Masham, Samuel, 2nd Baron Masham