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'Otuel a Kniȝt', an English romance, written in about A.D. 1800 by - Leyden

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MS. Douce 376
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Beg. 'Herkneth both Yinge and olde': ends 'With the none he mote liue', the rest being lost: about 1700 lines. The original appears to be in an Auchinleck MS. (Ellis's Romances, 2nd ed. (1811), ii. 324).

Dates

  • Creation: written in about A.D. 1800 by - Leyden

Extent

76 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 376

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 21951

Custodial History

'Copied by mr. Leyden under the inspection of Walter Scott Esqr of Edinburgh, and presented to me by G. Ellis Esqr', Douce's note.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

10 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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