Copy of a discourse touchinge a marryage betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye, 1611 [manuscript], ca. 1630 / written by Sir Walter Rawleigh Knight, beinge thereunto comaunded by the said Prince.
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Title
Copy of a discourse touchinge a marryage betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye, 1611 [manuscript], ca. 1630 / written by Sir Walter Rawleigh Knight, beinge thereunto comaunded by the said Prince.
Uniform title
Discourse touchinge a marryage betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye
Description
18 leaves ; 28 x 19 cm
Associated name
Scope and content
In opposition to the match with the daughter of the Duke of Savoy.
Note
Copied by the "Feathery Scribe" with his distinctive light, ornamented hand, the title between decorated horizontal rules, ruled throughout in red. Annotations about other manuscripts by the same scribe on front endleaf.
Title from title page: A Discourse Touchinge a Marryage Betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye; written by S[i]r Walter Rawleighe Knight, beinge thereunto Comaunded by the said Prince.
Watermark: pillars with initials E.A.N.
With a reader's trefoil marks in the margins.
Sotheby's, July 31, 1962, lot 554, bought by Blackwell's for Juel-Jensen.
Text not published until the 18th century, but circulated widely in manuscript. The Index of English Literary Manuscripts records 27 surviving copies including this one. Another manuscript copy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina Collection Raleigh CSWR A36).
Title from title page: A Discourse Touchinge a Marryage Betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye; written by S[i]r Walter Rawleighe Knight, beinge thereunto Comaunded by the said Prince.
Watermark: pillars with initials E.A.N.
With a reader's trefoil marks in the margins.
Sotheby's, July 31, 1962, lot 554, bought by Blackwell's for Juel-Jensen.
Text not published until the 18th century, but circulated widely in manuscript. The Index of English Literary Manuscripts records 27 surviving copies including this one. Another manuscript copy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina Collection Raleigh CSWR A36).
Binding information
Bound in modern smooth brown morocco covered boards with tooling.
Provenance
Bent Juel-Jensen (bookplate)
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Quaritch in 2008.
Cited/described in
Beal, P. In praise of scribes, 98
Index of English literary manuscripts, RaW 640
Index of English literary manuscripts, RaW 640
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Call number
V.a.605
Folger-specific note
Adopted by Robin S. Millay, Acquisitions Night 2010.
Folger accession
265114