Copies of some printed treatises in the Amicia dispute, 17th century
Copies of some printed treatises in the Amicia dispute (see MS. Gough Cheshire 7), including:
- Sir Peter Leicester's Answer (1673), Addenda to the Answer, two Books (1674), all with manuscript notes by the author
- Also a manuscript of Leicester's Reply to sir Thomas Manwaring's Answer, dated 1675 (printed in 1676), in the author's handwriting
- Some Latin proverbs collected by Alexander Leicester (1682) are at the beginning
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Conditions Governing Access
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Shelfmark
Gough Cheshire 21
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 17850
Custodial History
Successive owners have been sir P. Leicester, his chaplain James, another Peter Leicester, sir Francis (?, who writes a note explaining this), and Peter Le Neve, who wrote some notes in the volume.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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