A sweete poesie of variety of fflowers that fade not, composed of divine and morall precepts ffor a Christian and civill cariage both towards God and man [manuscript], 1674.
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Title
A sweete poesie of variety of fflowers that fade not, composed of divine and morall precepts ffor a Christian and civill cariage both towards God and man [manuscript], 1674.
Description
222 p. ; 26 x 16 cm
Associated name
Scope and content
Aphorisms on the conduct of life and Christian ethics. Also after index, "A ffewe Plaine directions for the Beegin[n]ings or the Cloaseinge of Letters" and "For Conclutions of Letters."
Language Note
In English with Latin verse.
Note
[10], 197, [198-212] p.
Title from title page: A sweete poesie of variety of fflowers that fade not composed of Divine and Morrall precepts ffor a Christian and civill cariage both towards God and Man. The second Booke. This booke I composed three years before the fformer and have since enlarged the [s--e] and left it as Leagasies to my Grandchildren for their guides.
Date from bottom of title page: Anno 1674.
Latin verse to the author signed H. Thomas, the author's "ould master"; first line: Laetitia affectus Praeceptor amator amicus.
Dedicated to Sir William Child knight, doctor at law, and Lady Ann Child, signed J.H.
Table of contents at beginning of work and an index at end.
Bound with: An historicall collection of remarcable transactions in this kingdom of England from the time of the Romanes . . . to the time that our most graciouse King Charles the 2nd was restored to the crowne . . . [manuscript], 1677 (Folger MS V.a.557 item 1).
Front pastedown "vide Baker" in contemporary hand. Signed "Jo: Hamound" on front endleaf.
Other manuscript copies of this work can be found in the Mandeville Special Collections at UCSD (BJ1551 .H36 1600z) and the Rare Book Collection at UNC (BJ1241 .H34).
Title from title page: A sweete poesie of variety of fflowers that fade not composed of Divine and Morrall precepts ffor a Christian and civill cariage both towards God and Man. The second Booke. This booke I composed three years before the fformer and have since enlarged the [s--e] and left it as Leagasies to my Grandchildren for their guides.
Date from bottom of title page: Anno 1674.
Latin verse to the author signed H. Thomas, the author's "ould master"; first line: Laetitia affectus Praeceptor amator amicus.
Dedicated to Sir William Child knight, doctor at law, and Lady Ann Child, signed J.H.
Table of contents at beginning of work and an index at end.
Bound with: An historicall collection of remarcable transactions in this kingdom of England from the time of the Romanes . . . to the time that our most graciouse King Charles the 2nd was restored to the crowne . . . [manuscript], 1677 (Folger MS V.a.557 item 1).
Front pastedown "vide Baker" in contemporary hand. Signed "Jo: Hamound" on front endleaf.
Other manuscript copies of this work can be found in the Mandeville Special Collections at UCSD (BJ1551 .H36 1600z) and the Rare Book Collection at UNC (BJ1241 .H34).
Binding information
Bound in brown leather-covered boards. Boards made of pulp with fragments of printed material visible. Crushed flies visible between rear pastedown and board.
Provenance
Formerly Folger MS Add 594.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Levinson, September 24, 1968.
Includes
Laetitia affectus praeceptor amator amicus.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
V.a.557 item 2
Folger accession
MS Add 594