Poetical miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1630.
King, Henry, 1592-1669.; Bastard, Thomas, 1565 or 1566-1618. Chrestoleros.; Strode, William, 1600 or 1601-1645.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633.; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.; Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Lapworth, Edward, 1574-1636.; Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Poems.; Segar, William, Sir, -1633.; Segar, William, Sir, -1633. Blazon of papistes.; Earle, John, 1601?-1665. Micro-cosmographie.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Curteis Family Library, former owner.
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Title
Poetical miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1630.
Variant title
Folger card catalog title: Commonplace book, ca. 1630
Description
vi, 315 p.
Associated name
King, Henry, 1592-1669.
Bastard, Thomas, 1565 or 1566-1618. Chrestoleros.
Strode, William, 1600 or 1601-1645.
Herbert, George, 1593-1633.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Lapworth, Edward, 1574-1636.
Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Poems.
Segar, William, Sir, -1633.
Segar, William, Sir, -1633. Blazon of papistes.
Earle, John, 1601?-1665. Micro-cosmographie.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
Curteis Family Library, former owner.
Bastard, Thomas, 1565 or 1566-1618. Chrestoleros.
Strode, William, 1600 or 1601-1645.
Herbert, George, 1593-1633.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Lapworth, Edward, 1574-1636.
Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Poems.
Segar, William, Sir, -1633.
Segar, William, Sir, -1633. Blazon of papistes.
Earle, John, 1601?-1665. Micro-cosmographie.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
Curteis Family Library, former owner.
Summary
Contents include poems, many with a Christchurch interest, by Strode, Herbert, Jonson, Wotton, Bacon, King, Donne, Corbet, Raleigh, Lapworth, King James, Shakespeare (e.g. on Sir John Coome, p. 232), some taken from Thomas Bastard's Chrestoleros and Sir John Harington's Epigrams, and some on Bacon, Sidney, Captain Drake's voyage, p. 52, Holyday's Technogamia, p. 131 and 140, Mary's execution, p. 103, the Armada, p. 164, as well as an epitaph on Shakespeare, p. 74; News out of Scotland, p. 37; William Segar's dedicatory letter to Elizabeth and his poem on the Blazon of papists, p. 96; a sermon on drunkenness, p. 180; the greater part of John Earle's Microcosmographie, p. 182; and pharmaceutical recipes, p. 246-268. Accompanied by a letter from Mrs. Hooper to Mr. and Mrs. Curteis, May 12, 1864.
Note
Leaf between vi and 1 cut out, p.114 omitted in numbering.
Poems listed in Folger index of first lines.
Poems listed in Folger index of first lines.
Provenance
Provenance: Curteis MS.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2008-2009. Breaking News (catalog entry 3)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2001-2002. The Reader Revealed (catalog entry 101)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2001-2002. The Reader Revealed (catalog entry 101)
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 452.5
Halliwell-Phillipps, J.O. Calendar of the Shakespearean rarities, drawings & engravings formerly preserved at Hollingbury Copse (1891), 754
Halliwell-Phillipps, J.O. Calendar of the Shakespearean rarities, drawings & engravings formerly preserved at Hollingbury Copse (1891), 754
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Manuscripts (documents)
Poetical miscellanies.
Poems.
Medical formularies.
Epitaphs.
Letters (correspondence)
Epigrams.
Poetical miscellanies.
Poems.
Medical formularies.
Epitaphs.
Letters (correspondence)
Epigrams.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
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V.a.345
Folger accession
cs452