Translations from Plato and Cicero, 17th century
From the mention at fol. 73 of "Chicksands", Bedfordshire, a house which belonged to the Osborn family, it would seem possible that the volume, which is written in a free straggling hand of distinct character, may be the work of Francis Osborn, the well-known author of "Advice to a son", who was the younger son of Sir John Osborn of that place.
- (fol. 1) 1. "Platoes dialogue called Gorgeas".
- (fol. 46) 2. "Marcus Tullius Cicero his booke called Cato the elder, or of old age".
- (fol. 60) 3. "Marcus Tullius oration for Marcus Marcellus".
- (fol. 68) 4. "Towards the end of the oration for Muraena".
- (fol. 73) 5. The oration "pro Sylla"; headed, "The present (?) in a booke at Chicksands".
- (fol. 1 [volume reversed]) 6. "Tullyes familiar letters", books 1, 11 to ep. 17.
- (fols. 30-33 [volume reversed]) 7. Translations of two undescribed extracts; i. "That a wise man is only ritch", ii. "That all wise men are free and all fooles servants".
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
128 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 753
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. 753.
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. 13523.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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