Narrative of the conquest of Ireland in the time of Henry II., 17th century

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MS. Rawl. B. 475

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At the end are added by the same hand the following poems in Irish:

(p. 105) Address to the body; 36 double lines. Apparently unfinished.
(p. 107) Prayer for power to bridle the body; 32 lines.
(p. 108) Preparation for death; 54 lines.
(p. 110) Prayer to God, by Eochaidh O'Heogusa (O'Hussey); 48 lines.
(p. 112) Religious poem, by Eochaidh O'Heogusa (O'Hussey); 24 lines. Headed "O'Heoghusa cc." (i.e. cecinit.) Beg. "Anois diolaim dacmaid nDe."
(p. 113) Against satirical writing, by Eochaidh O'Heogusa (O'Hussey); 40 lines.
(p. 114) In praise of Leinster and Art Cavanagh, king of Leinster, by Hugh M'Craith the younger; 62 lines.
(p. 117) On the inauguration of Niall Mor O'Neill, by Tadhg Camchosach O'Daly; 80 lines.
(p. 120) On anger; 74 lines.
(p. 123) In praise of Morogh O'Madden, by Geoffrey O'Daly; 96 lines.

Then follows (p. 126) a prophecy of Merlin's in prose, to which is annexed (on p. 127) a note by Rich. Howarde to the effect that part was fulfilled in 1638 by the earl of Strafford.

Finally, on p. 128, are some fugitive verses in praise of a lady, signed "C.M.cc."

Dates

Creation: 17th century

Extent

64 Leaves

Language of Materials

Irish

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. B. 475

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. B. 475.

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. III, no. 11822.

Custodial History

Owned in 1638 by Rich. Howarde; and afterwards, in 1655, by Thomas, lord Fairfax.

Bibliography

About p. 110, see O' Reilly's Catalogue of Irish writers , in quarto. Dubl. 1820, p. clxxxv. no. 23.
About p. 113, see O' Reilly's Catalogue of Irish writers , in quarto. Dubl. 1820, p. clxxxiv. no. 17.
About p. 114, see O' Reilly's Catalogue of Irish writers , in quarto. Dubl. 1820, p. cxi. no. 2, where the poem is assigned to Owen M'Craith.
About p. 117, see O' Reilly's Catalogue of Irish writers , in quarto. Dubl. 1820, p. xcix. no. 1.
About p. 123, see O' Reilly's Catalogue of Irish writers , in quarto. Dubl. 1820, p. cxxxiii. no. 2.

Physical Facet

On paper, in quarto

Related Names

Creator

From the Collection: Rawlinson | Richard | 1690-1755 | Antiquary and Nonjuror (Person)
From the Collection: Pepys | Samuel | 1633-1703 | MP, Diarist, Public Servant, Antiquary (Person)
From the Collection: Thurloe | John | 1616-1668 | Secretary to the Council of State (Person)
From the Collection: Wilkinson | Thomas | fl 1600-1699 | Anglican clergyman (Person)
From the Collection: Bracton | Henry de | c 1210-1268 | Judge, Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral (Person)
From the Collection: Gunning | Peter | 1614-1684 | Bishop of Ely (Person)
From the Collection: Lewis | John | c 1700-1799 | Minister of Margate (Person)
From the Collection: Robinson | John | 1650-1723 | Bishop of London (Person)
From the Collection: Fitzwilliams | John | fl 1600-1699 | Nonjuror (Person)
From the Collection: Grenville | Denis | 1637-1703 | Jacobite Archbishop of York | also known as Denis Granville (Person)
From the Collection: Locke | John | 1632-1704 | philospher (Person)
From the Collection: Mandeville | Sir | John | d 1372 | travel writer (Person)
From the Collection: Nedam | James | fl 1532-1543 | Royal Surveyor of Works (Person)
From the Collection: Roach | Richard | 1662-1730 | Anglican clergyman (Person)
From the Collection: Beaumont | fl 1688-1730 | Nonconformist (Person)
From the Collection: Fleming | Robert | ? 1660-1716 | Presbyterian Minister (Person)
From the Collection: Hawes | Samuel | fl 1694-1700 | Nonjuror (Person)
From the Collection: Price | Daniel | fl 1685-1706 | Dean of St Asaph (Person)
From the Collection: Stanton | William | fl 1697-1704 (Person)
From the Collection: Swadlin | Thomas | 1600-1670 | Royalist divine (Person)
From the Collection: Turner | Francis | ? 1638-1700 | Bishop of Ely (Person)
From the Collection: Turner | Thomas | 1645-1714 | President of Corpus Christi College Oxford (Person)
From the Collection: Samber | Robert | fl 1710-1729 | Poet (Person)
From the Collection: Williams | John | fl 1709-1726 | Poet (Person)
From the Collection: Hearne | Thomas | 1678-1735 | Antiquary and Nonjuror (Person)
From the Collection: Wharton | Philip | 1613-1696 | 4th Baron Wharton (Person)
From the Collection: Zamboni | Giovanni Giacomo | fl 1723-1751 | resident in England for Duke of Modena (Person)
From the Collection: Sancroft | William | 1617-1693 | Archbishop of Canterbury (Person)
From the Collection: Neve | John Le | 1679-1741 | Antiquary (Person)
From the Collection: L'Estrange | Hamon | 1605-1660 | theologian and historian (Person)
From the Collection: Gronovius | Jacobus | 1645-1716 | classical scholar (Person)
From the Collection: Smith | Thomas | 1638-1710 | Nonjuror Historian and Librarian (Person)
From the Collection: Holman | William | d 1730 | Essex Antiquary Congregational Minister (Person)

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