A miscellaneous collection of notes, essays, translations, etc. by John Ramsey, written in about A.D. 1596-1633 by J. Ramsey
John Ramsey in an autobiography (fol. 5, cf. 180), states that he was born in 1578, studied at Cambridge for a short time in 1602-3, was admitted of the Middle Temple, March 23, 1605/6, married a daughter of sir Edmond Bell of Beaupré in 1620. Among the pieces are:
- (fol. 22) 'Prosopopæia or Mother Hubberds tale made by Ed. Spencer ... '
- (fol. 36) 'The Teares of the Muses', also by Spenser, cf. fol. 44
- (fols. 66a, 67) songs, etc
- (fol. 66av) 'The practise of Dauncinge'
- (fols. 72, 103, III, cf. 89, 94), 'The genealogye of the famelye of the Ramseyes', from the 11th cent., 1603
- (fol. 115v) notes of tradesmen and their addresses in London
- (fol. 118) a catalogue of his library
- (fol. 125) a system of shorthand, 1598
- (fols. 128, 161v) 'The Fishermans Tale', a poem, in two parts, 1596 (this is apparently a copy of Francis Sabie's poem printed in 1595: the second part is entitled 'Flora's Fortune')
- (fol. 145) poems about the destruction of Troy.
The volume, after some excisions, is fols. 187, 190-200, 47-172, 205-6, 208-61, of a larger book.
The name of 'Thomas Russell' (17th cent.) occurs in several vacant places (fols. 76v, 97v, etc.).
Dates
- Creation: written in about A.D. 1596-1633 by J. Ramsey
Extent
184 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 280
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. IV, no 21854
Our best descriptions for medieval items in this collection are in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries under MSS. Douce.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 7/8 × 5 3/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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