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'The History of my own Time', by Bishop Gilbert Burnet, the author's autograph, vol i, chiefly written in 1702-1713 by Bishop Burnet

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'The History of my own Time', by Bishop Gilbert Burnet, the author's autograph, written in 1702-1713. Vol i extends to the end of Charles ii. At fol. i, is a letter from Dr. M. J. Routh, March 13, 1840, returning certain Burnet volumes which had been lent to him as editor of Burnet's History, and presenting MS. Add. C. 308; and at fol. iiiv a note from the rev. Henry Card, D.D. (d. 1844), possibly a former possessor of the present MSS., followed by extracts from Hearne's diaries relating to Bishop Burnet in the hand of Dr. Philip Bliss.

Dates

  • Creation: chiefly written in 1702-1713 by Bishop Burnet

Extent

322 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Add. D. 18

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. V, no. 28389.

Related Materials

Other volumes are MSS. Add. D. 19-20.

Physical Facet

On paper

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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