Poetical miscellany of William Jordan [manuscript], 1674-1687.
Jordan, William, active 1674-1687, author.; Grange, John, active 1577.; Browne, T., active 16th-17th century.; Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586.; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.; Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.; Shirley, Henry, active 16th-17th century.; Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635.; Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Jay, Thomas, Sir.; Goodinge, Ra., active 16th-17th century.; Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586. Arcadia.; Brookes, Dr.; Mostyn Family Library, former owner.
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Title
Poetical miscellany of William Jordan [manuscript], 1674-1687.
Variant title
Folger card catalog title: Poetical commplace book of William Jordan, 1674-1687.
Description
1 v.
Associated name
Jordan, William, active 1674-1687, author.
Grange, John, active 1577.
Browne, T., active 16th-17th century.
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.
Shirley, Henry, active 16th-17th century.
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635.
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Jay, Thomas, Sir.
Goodinge, Ra., active 16th-17th century.
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586. Arcadia.
Brookes, Dr.
Mostyn Family Library, former owner.
Grange, John, active 1577.
Browne, T., active 16th-17th century.
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.
Shirley, Henry, active 16th-17th century.
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635.
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Jay, Thomas, Sir.
Goodinge, Ra., active 16th-17th century.
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586. Arcadia.
Brookes, Dr.
Mostyn Family Library, former owner.
Scope and content
Poets include John Grange, Philip Sidney, Richard Corbet, T. Browne, Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, Henry Sherley, John Donne, Sir Thomas Jay, Ra. Goodinge and Dr. Brookes. One poem is entitled "Mackbeth" (Part I: leaf 13); another "An old ditty of Sir Philip Sidneys omitted in the printed Arcadia" (Part II: leaf 10; cf. Feuillerat's edition of Sidney's Works, v. 3, p. 344); another is on the death of Captain Gething at Seador Poynt on the Potomac in Maryland (Part II: leaf 53). A number of poems are in Welsh.
Language Note
In English and Welsh.
Note
Part I: 16 leaves; Part II: 60 leaves. Besides numerous gaps in the existing foliation certain leaves were already missing when the book was bound.
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Historical background
William Jordan appears to have been a schoolmaster in Denbigh or Carnarvon, and his accounts, along with a certificate of burial in wool (Part II: leaf 59), are interspersed among the poems.
Provenance
Mostyn MS.
Formerly Folger MS 1669.2
Formerly Folger MS 1669.2
Call number
V.a.276
Folger accession
cs1669