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- 040-002109703
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- 032-002109547
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BIRCH'S BURNET COLLECTIONS
Collections by Thomas Birch on the life and works of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, supplemental to the article in Bayle's A General Dictionary; 1702-circ. 1735. The contents are as follows:-
(1) Notes on Bishop Burnet, in Birch's hand; circa 1735. ff. 1-35.
(2) Castrations in Bishop Burnet's History of my own Time; 1724. In Birch's autograph. ff. 36-51.
(3) Book of notes on theological subjects including the following:- (a) Remarks on William Binckes, A Prefatory Discourse to an Examination of a late book entitled an Exposition of the Thirty-Nine articles ... by Gilbert, Bishop of Sarum, 1702. ff. 52-59;- (b) Letter of the Pastors, etc., of Geneva addressed to Oxford University; 25 Sept. 1706. With the reply; 12 Feb. 1706/7. Latin. Copies. ff. 60-65;- (c) Verses on Queen Anne's accession beginning 'Hail happy day, first conscious of ye Birth'; 1702. f. 67;- (d) Notes on Dr. Henry Hammond's Paraphrase and Annotations on ye New Testament, 1653; n.d. ff. 68-69;- (e) Notes on Isaac Vossius, De Septuaginta Interpretibus, 1661; n.d. Latin. ff. 70-72;- (f) 'Episcopatus defensio', a few extracts from the Fathers on the order of Bishops; n.d. Latin. ff. 73-74. Paper; ff. 74. Quarto. 1702-circ. 1735.
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- ff. 1-59 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Collections on his life by T. Birch: 1702-circ. 1735.
- ff. 52-59 William Binckes, DD; Dean of Lichfield: Remarks on his 'Prefatory Discourse to an Examination of a late book entitled an Exposition of the Thirty-Nine articles ... by Gilbert, Bishop of Sarum': circ. 1702.
- ff. 60-65 University of Oxford: Correspondence with the pastors, etc., of Geneva: 1706, 1707.: Lat.: Copies.
- ff. 60-65 City of Geneva: Letter from the pastors, etc., of, to Oxford University, with reply: 1706, 1707.: Lat.: Copies.
- f. 67 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses on the accession of Qu. Anne: 1702.
- f. 67 Anne of England: Verses upon her accession: 1702.
- ff. 68-69 Henry Hammond, d 1660 DD; Chaplain to Charles I: Collections from his 'Paraphrase ... upon New Testament': 18th cent.
- ff. 70-72 Isaac Vossius, scholar and bibliophile: Notes on his 'De Septuaginta Interpretibus' (1661): 17th-18th centt.: Lat.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-002109547
040-002109703 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4238 : BIRCH'S BURNET COLLECTIONS Collections by Thomas Birch on the life and works of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, supplemental to… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002109547[0078]/040-002109703
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- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1702
- End Date:
- 1740
- Date Range:
- 1702-c 1735
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1665-1714
Binckes, William, DD; Dean of Lichfield
Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, 1643-1715
Hammond, Henry, DD; Chaplain to Charles I, d 1660
University of Oxford
Vossius, Isaac, scholar and bibliophile - Places:
- Geneva, Switzerland