Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??

Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

Add MS 4809

Record Id:

040-002110328

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002110325

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000453.0x000005

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 4809

Title:

Scope & Content:

Vol. III (ff. 239). The 'Odyssey'. Contains the following books: I (ff. 1-1lb), III (ff. 13-27), IV (ff. 28-38b), V (ff. 40-53), VII (ff. 55-69), IX (ff. 71-89), X (part; ff. 92-lllb), XIII (ff. 112-123), XIV (ff. 125-143), XV (part; ff. 145-152b), XVII (ff. 155-176), XX (ff. 178- 186b), XXI (ff. 187-200b), XXII (ff. 202-219), XXIV (ff. 221-234). Books I, IV, XX are in the autograph of Elijah Fenton. At ff. 236-293 is a draft of part of the Postscript. Also included are (a) Plans for a house, perhaps one that Pope proposed to build in London, circ. 1717-1718. ff. 66b, 67b;-(b) Sketch of a house, circ. 1720. f. 84b;-(c) Sketch and part of a plan of a house (? Pope's villa at Twickenham), circ. 1720. f. 86b;-(c) Plans for Pope's garden at Twickenham, circ. 1720. ff. 97b, 161 b;-(e) Sketch for verses by Pope beginning 'Yes, thank my Genius!'; circ. 1725. f. 172b.

includes:

ff. 1- 11b, 28-38b, 178-186b Elijah Fenton, poet: Books I, IV and XX of the 'Odyssey' translated by: circa 1725-1726.
f. 26b Edward Young, DCL; poet: Letters to A. Pope: circ. 1715, 1723.
ff.52b,100b,104b Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough: Letters to A. Pope: circ. 1724.
ff.55b,103b,109b,140b Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst: Signatures: circ. 1718-1725.
f. 59b Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt: Letter to A. Pope: 1722.
f. 60b Benjamin Rench: Letter to Ward: circ. 1724.
ff. 63b, 64b Anthony Corbière, Under-Secretary of State: Letters to A. Pope: 1724, bef. 1744.
ff. 65b, 121b John Crookshanks: Letters to A. Pope: 1724, bef. 1744.
ff. 66b, 67b, 84b, 86b, 97b, 161b Alexander Pope: Plans for house, gardens, etc., of: circ. 1717-1720.
f. 68b Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt: Signatures: circ. 1717-1722.
ff. 72b, 102b Thomas Moore, Vicar of Chislehurst: Letters to A. Pope: 1723, bef. 1744.
ff. 92b, 96b, 167b Jacob Tonson, the younger; bookseller and publisher, of London; nephew of Jacob Tonson: Letters to A. Pope: 1719-1724.
f. 94b Mary Caesar, wife of Charles Caesar, MP: Letter to A. Pope: 1723.
f. 98b John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol: Signature: circ. 1723.
f. 107b William Morice, 3rd Baronet 1661: Letter to A. Pope: 1723.
f. 110b Dr John Arbuthnot, physician and wit: Letter to A. Pope: 1723.
f. 116b Matthew Lant, Bencher of Inner Temple: Letter to A. Pope: 1724.
ff. 118b, 146b, 147b, 148b Jos- Bell: Signatures: circ. 1724.
f. 125b Peter Vandeput: Letter to A. Pope: circ. 1724.
ff. 132b, 192b, 206b, 210b William Fortescue, KC; Master of the Rolls: Letters to A. Pope: 1724, n.d.
f. 133b Hon Elizabeth Digby: Letter to A. Pope: 1724.
f. 134b John Knight, MP; of Gosfield Hall: Letter to A. Pope: 1724.
ff. 135b, 139b William Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Letters to A. Pope: 1724, 1727.
f. 141b Charles Bridgeman, Royal gardener: Letter to A. Pope: 1724.
f. 145b Arthur Arscott: Signature: circ. 1724.
f. 155b Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford: Letter to A. Pope: 1725.
ff. 160b, 188b John Gay, poet: Letters to A. Pope.: circ. 1724-1725.
f. 165b D. Robinson, mother of Anastasia, Countess of Peterborough: Letter to A. Pope: 1725.
f. 172b Alexander Pope: Verses: circ. 1715-1725, n.d.: Partly autogr.
f. 172b Poetry ENGLISH: A. Pope; verses: circ. 1715-1725.: Autogr.
f. 189b James Pearse, of the Inner Temple: Letter to A. Pope: 1724.
f. 190b William Aikman, painter: Letter to A. Pope: circ. 1725.
f. 194b Charles Ford, of Woodpark, county Dublin; Editor of 'The London Gazette': Letter to A. Pope: circ. 1725.
f. 195b William Barker: Signature: circ. 1725.
f. 207b James Gibbs, architect: Letters to A. Pope: circ. 1718, circ. 1725.
ff.211b, 231b Katharine Sheffield, widow of John Sheffield: Letters to A. Pope: 1725.
f. 213b Sir James Ashe, 2nd Baronet; of Twickenham: Letter to A. Pope: circ. 1725.
ff. 216b, 233b Wyndham: Signatures: circ. 1725.
f. 218b Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst: Letter to A. Pope: circ. 1725.
f. 219b Robert Peirson, of Doctors' Commons: Letter to A. Pope: 1725.
f. 234b Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Letter to A. Pope: circ. 1725.: Imperf.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002110325
040-002110328

Is part of:

Add MS 4807-4809 : POPE'S HOMER

Add MS 4809 : Vol. III (ff. 239). The 'Odyssey'. Contains the following books: I (ff. 1-1lb), III (ff. 13-27), IV (ff. 28-38b), V (ff.…

Hierarchy:

032-002110325[0003]/040-002110328

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 4807-4809

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1712

End Date:

1730

Date Range:

1712-1730

Era:

Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:

Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Aikman, William, painter
Arbuthnot, John, Dr physician and wit
Arscott, Arthur
Ashe, James, 2nd Baronet, of Twickenham
Barker, William, signature in Alexander Pope's papers, fl 1725
Bathurst, Allen, 1st Earl Bathurst, politician, 1684-1775
Bell, Jos-, of Add MS 4809
Bridgeman, Charles, Royal gardener
Caesar, Mary, wife of Charles Caesar MP
Corbière, Anthony, Under-Secretary of State
Crookshanks, John
Digby, Elizabeth, daughter of William, 5th Baron Digby and correspondent of Alexander Pope, d 1730
Fenton, Elijah, poet, 1683-1730
Ford, Charles, of Woodpark, county Dublin; Editor of 'The London Gazette'
Fortescue, William, KC, Master of the Rolls
Gay, John, poet and playwright, 1685-1732
Gibbs, James, architect, 1682-1754
Harcourt, Simon, 1st Viscount Harcourt
Harley, Edward, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108078249,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/160524259
Hervey, John, 1st Earl of Bristol
Knight, John, MP; of Gosfield Hall
Lant, Matthew, Bencher of Inner Temple
Moore, Thomas, Vicar of Chislehurst
Mordaunt, Charles, 3rd Earl of Peterborough
Morice, William, 3rd Baronet 1661
Pearse, James, of the Inner Temple
Peirson, Robert, of Doctors' Commons
Pope, Alexander, of Add MS 4223
Pulteney, William, 1st Earl of Bath, politician, 1684-1764
Rench, Benjamin
Robinson, D., mother of Anastasia, Countess of Peterborough
Sheffield, Katharine, widow of John Sheffield
Tonson, Jacob, the younger; bookseller and publisher, of London; nephew of Jacob Tonson
Vandeput, Peter
Wentworth, Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640
Wyndham, of Add MS 4809
Young, Edward, DCL, poet