'The Life, deedes and death of Sir John Perrott, knight', Written in the early 17th century
File
MS. Wood D. 33
'The Life, deedes and death of Sir John Perrott, knight', preceded by dedicatory epistle, beg. 'Plutarch that excellent philosopher and famous historian' (fol. iv). Text beg. 'It is the wont of all good writers' (fol. 2).
This was printed in 1727 from 'the original manuscript ... communicated from Ireland, and thither it is again safely transmitted', and in consequence of an acknowledgement by the editor of indebtedness to Richard Rawlinson [1690-1755] the work has absurdly been ascribed to him (D.N.B., s.v. Perrot, Rawlinson). The note on fol. ii that 'by him it was presented to the Bodleian' is likewise impossible, because, as the work is listed in the Old Catalogue, it must have been written before 1697.
Labelled '81'
This was printed in 1727 from 'the original manuscript ... communicated from Ireland, and thither it is again safely transmitted', and in consequence of an acknowledgement by the editor of indebtedness to Richard Rawlinson [1690-1755] the work has absurdly been ascribed to him (D.N.B., s.v. Perrot, Rawlinson). The note on fol. ii that 'by him it was presented to the Bodleian' is likewise impossible, because, as the work is listed in the Old Catalogue, it must have been written before 1697.
Labelled '81'
Dates
- Written in the early 17th century
Extent
72 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Wood D. 33
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. 8543
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 9/10 × 6 3/5 in.
Repository Details
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