Womans worth, or, A treatise proving by sundry reasons that women doe excell men [manuscript], late 17th century.
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Title
Womans worth, or, A treatise proving by sundry reasons that women doe excell men [manuscript], late 17th century.
Description
55 leaves ; 17 x 12 cm
Scope and content
Argument on why women are better than men, with verses from the Bible. Begins with a poem, "An obseruation against women, fondly gathered out of scripture and thus turned into verse." First line: There was (not certaine when) a certaine preacher.
Note
[viii], 1-14, 14, 16, 16, 18, 18-66, 77-110 p. No breaks in text or missing pages.
Title from title page: Womans worth or A Treatise Proving by sundry reasons that women doe Excell Men.
Frame ruled in brown ink; text in black and brown ink in same hand; annotated with Bible verses in same hand.
Additional manuscript copies of this work can be found at the Clark Library (MS.1960.014) and Bodleian Library (MS. Bodl. 1030), where the author is identified as Dr. William Page, fellow of All Souls. This work does not appear to have been published.
Title from title page: Womans worth or A Treatise Proving by sundry reasons that women doe Excell Men.
Frame ruled in brown ink; text in black and brown ink in same hand; annotated with Bible verses in same hand.
Additional manuscript copies of this work can be found at the Clark Library (MS.1960.014) and Bodleian Library (MS. Bodl. 1030), where the author is identified as Dr. William Page, fellow of All Souls. This work does not appear to have been published.
Contents
Eue [i.e. Eve] more excellent then men
Eue lesse sinfull then Adam
Mary makes amendes for Eues fault
Women more chast then men
Women more religious then men
Women loued Christ more then men
Women more charitable then men
Women wiser then men
Women more valiant then men
Women bare rule ouer men.
Eue lesse sinfull then Adam
Mary makes amendes for Eues fault
Women more chast then men
Women more religious then men
Women loued Christ more then men
Women more charitable then men
Women wiser then men
Women more valiant then men
Women bare rule ouer men.
Binding information
Bound in limp vellum with gold tooling and evidence of ties.
Provenance
Jos. Smith, L.L.D. (bookplate).
Formerly Folger MS Add 717.
Formerly Folger MS Add 717.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Dawsons, November 19, 1976, no. 3.
Includes
Bible. Selections. English.
Genre/form
Item Details
Call number
V.a.477
Folger accession
MS Add 717