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Miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1670.

Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Cleveland, John, 1613-1658.; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Brookes, Edward, former owner.; Gibson, Henry, former owner.; Pierrepont, Robert, former owner.; Oldham, John, 1653-1683, former owner.
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Title
Miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1670.
Variant title
Folger card catalog title: Commonplace book, ca. 1670
Description
1 item.
Associated name
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Cleveland, John, 1613-1658.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Brookes, Edward, former owner.
Gibson, Henry, former owner.
Pierrepont, Robert, former owner.
Oldham, John, 1653-1683, former owner.
Scope and content
Part I: includes A succession of Dukes and Earls from 1066-1615, lists of bishoprics, and a table showing the composition of the Spanish Armada. Part II: includes poems by Donne, Cleveland, Jonson, Raleigh, and others, including one on Shakespeare and Jonson.
Note
Part I: 33 leaves; Part II: 45 leaves.

Poems listed in the Folger index of first lines.

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Provenance
Belonged to Edward Brookes, James Bateman, Robert Pierrepont and John Oldham, possibly the poet who was a friend of the Pierrepont family, Earls of Kingston.
Formerly Folger MS 621.1
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Anthologies.
Poems.

Call number
V.a.169
Folger accession
cs621

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