A Latin academic note-book by Nicholas Dudson, 1613 to 1614
The book largely consists of phrases collected from various writers. The principal other contents are as follow:—
- (fol. 2) i. The first three eclogues of Virgil in English verse.
- (fol. 16) ii. "Verses of Lelii translated into English verse"; [being W. Lily’s Carmen de moribus prefixed to his Latin grammar]. Beg. "O child which now my seholler arte and to be touht doest crave, / Come neare, and thes my saings see by memorye thou have".
- (fol. 22) iii. "Ex Javello logicae compendium".
- (fols. 38-70) iv. Phrases and extracts from [Andrewes’] Tortura Torti.
- (fols. 71-103) v. "Brevis et perspicua totius ethicae, seu de moribus philosophiae, descriptio".
- (fols. 117-131) vi. "Parabolae sive similia D. Erasmi".
- (fols. 137-9) vii. Excerpta ex libro Frid. Dedekindi, Grobianus et Grobiana, 1584.
- (fols. 140-174) viii. Excerpta ex Marcelli Palingenii Zodiaco vitae, 1563.
Dates
- Creation: 1613 to 1614
Extent
186 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 986
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. 986.
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. 13745.
Custodial History
The writer is apparently to be identified with Nicholas Dochen, fellow of All Souls’ college, B.A. 1609, M.A. 1613, who died in 1619.
Physical Facet
On paper, in quarto
Repository Details
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