Copies of old Cornish plays, written in more than one hand, perhaps late in the 17th and early in the 18th century
File
MS. Cornish e. 2
Copies of old Cornish plays in two parts:
- Art. A (late 17th century?) (p. iii). 'The Creation of the World, being a Cornish Play ... written by Mr. William Jordan [1611]: and ... translated into English verbatim by Mr. John Keigwyn of Moushole ... at the request of ... Jonathan [Trelawney] Ld Bp of Exon. 1691', in Cornish and English; the English, which may be Keigwin's autograph, has numerous corrections. (129 pages).
- B (early 18th century?) (p. 1, 2nd series). 'Mr Keigwyn's Translation of the old Cornish Plays in the other book', i.e. De Origine Mundi, Passio Domini (p. 92), and the De Resurrectione Domini (p. 247) made in 1695, see p. 320: with corrections. There is an omission of about 950 lines in the last named play, after p. 314. (326 pages).
Dates
- Creation: written in more than one hand, perhaps late in the 17th and early in the 18th century
Extent
455 pages
Language of Materials
- Cornish
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Cornish e. 2
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. 28556.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 × 6 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk