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An account by Twyne of the quarrel between the houses of York and Lancaster, Written about 1634 by Brian Twyne and another

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MS. Wood B. 11
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An account by Twyne of the quarrel between the houses of York and Lancaster (p. 1) followed by a few rough notes (p. 22), and (p. 51), in a different hand, 'Armes of English families noble and gentill alphabetically gathered' with sketches of seals, taken (p. 54) from 'Mr Gerard's booke'.

At p. 262 is a copy by Twyne of dr. Eedes's poem 'Iter Boreale', beg. 'Quid mihi cum Musis ? Quid cum Borealibus oris ?' P. 298 has 'The Earles of Salisbury his ten precepts to his son', beg. 'Sun Robert, pe virtuius inclination of thy matchles mother'.

Labelled '120'

Dates

  • Creation: Written about 1634 by Brian Twyne and another

Extent

302 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Wood B. 11

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. 8582

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

6 × 4 3/10 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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