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Record Id:
040-002109956
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032-002109547
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CONTRIBUTIONS to 'The Philosopher', etc. Viz:-

(1) 'The Philosopher' (nos. 13. 17, 19-21, 31, 36), with corrections in Birch's autograph. ff. 1-44. They include (a) an article by Jean(?) Le Clerc vindicating John Selden from an attack made on him in Samuel Drake's edition, 1729, of Archbishop Parker's work De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae. ff. 2-5b;- (b) a translation of a part of Cicero's 'Pro Milone'. ff. 25-29.

(2) Two draft letters addressed to 'Leonidas' and 'Spartacus', and signed 'Paterculus', in Birch's autograph. The first contains an account of William Somerville's Chase, 1734 (i.e. 1735). ff. 45-47, 48-51 b. Paper; ff. 51. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

includes:

  • ff. 1-44 The Philosopher: Contributions to, with corrections by T. Birch: aft. 1729.
  • ff.1-44 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Contributions to 'The Philosopher', corrected by: aft. 1729.
  • ff. 2 - 5 b Samuel Drake, DD; Rector of Treeton; son of F Drake, Vicar of Pontefract: Reply to his attack on John Selden: aft. 1729.
  • ff. 2-5b John Selden, d 1654 jurist: Vindication of his character: aft. 1729.
  • ff. 2-5b Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Vindication of John Selden by(?): aft. 1729.
  • ff. 25-29 Marcus Tullius Cicero: Translations of part of his 'Pro Milone': aft. 1729.
  • f. 45 William Somerville, poet: Account of his poem 'The Chase': 1735.
  • ff. 45, 48 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letters from, signed 'Paterculus': aft. 1735.: Drafts.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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Additional Manuscripts
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032-002109547
040-002109956
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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 4462 : CONTRIBUTIONS to 'The Philosopher', etc. Viz:- (1) 'The Philosopher' (nos. 13. 17, 19-21, 31, 36), with corrections…
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
18th century
Era:
CE
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Names:
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Drake, Samuel, of Treeton, clergyman, ?1688-1753
Le Clerc, Jean, French Protestant theologian, d 1736
Selden, John, lawyer and historical and linguistic scholar, 1584-1654,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109004698
Somerville, William, poet
Tullius Cicero, Marcus, 106 BC-43 BC,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000139322910,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/78769600