Miscellaneous note-book of John Abbott, of St. John’s college, Oxford, [c. 1671 to 1678]
File
Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. D. 954
Afterwards of Hart hall, M.A. 1678.
- (fol. 4) i. "The art of making theames full of good matter and with judgment".
- (fols. 15b, 22) ii. Epigrammata varia Jo. Sambuci.
- (fols. 16-32, 34-52) iii. Short miscellaneous notes, proverbs, and extracts.
- (fol. 23) iv. Epitaph by J. H. [James Howell or John Hewitt] on Charles I.
- (fol. 32b) v. Themata octoginta tria.
- (fol. 34b) vi. In conjurationem sulphuream versus.
- (fol. 35) vii. Lines on Sir W. Raleigh’s execution, and an elegy. a. Beg. "Great heart ! who taught thee so to dye"; b. Beg. "I will not weep; for 'twere as great a sin"..
- (fol. 38) viii. Lines on sleep. Beg. "So rest you all in silent quietnesse".
- ([volume reversed]) ix. Adagia, numero 104.
Dates
- Creation: [c. 1671 to 1678]
Extent
60 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 954
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. 954.
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. 13716.
Physical Facet
On paper, in duodecimo
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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