Letters, songs, etc., late 17th century
On a fly-leaf is the name "Arthur Squibb."
- (fols. 1-50, 84-5) 1. Forms of letters on French, on various subjects; 67 in number.
- (fols. 51-55) 2. Eight French amorous "chansons."
- (fols. 56, 85b) 3. Nine Béarnais [?] quatrains: i. "Houna nena monchache / Y debuen paraser / Pregontaue a son mare / Quie cose ere oder."
- (fols. 57-83) 4. Sixteen forms of dialogues in French; "quand on rencontre fortuitement une fille par la rue;" "pour offrir service a l’intention de mariage;" etc.
- (fols. 85b, 86b, 99, 100) 5. Scraps of English verses.
- (fol. 87) 6. Letter "to my factor at the Canares."
- (fols. 88-92) 7. Description, in English, of a beautiful mistress; probably extracted from some romance.
- (fols. 93-4, 98; 14 [volume reversed]) 8. Four letters, in English, from a lover to his mistress
- (fols. 94b,-97) 9. Various short notes in French.
- (fols. 4-8 [volume reversed]) 10. Civil law notes, in Latin.
- (fols. 9-13 [volume reversed]) 11. Musical notes of seven airs; 1, "Allemande du Juif de Touric;" 2–6, Five sarabands; 7, "Nuit agreable."
- (fol. 17 [volume reversed]) 12. Part of a letter, written from Oxford.
Dates
- Creation: late 17th century
Extent
138 leaves, of which fols. 101-121 are blank
Language of Materials
- English
- French
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 431
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. D. 431.
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. 13200.
Physical Facet
On paper, in octavo minori
Repository Details
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