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Commonplace book of Samuel Conduit, B.A., of Lincoln college, Oxford (who died 8 Oct. 1662), and subsequently of Abednego Seller, 17th century

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  1. (fol. 3) i. "Φιλoσoφíα άσoφíα", sive de vanitate omnium artium et scientiarum, authore S. C., A.B., coll. Linc. com.". Praemittuntur versus "in obitum authoris elegantissimi" (fol. 2) per A. Seller. Ad calc. sectionis "de vanitate grammatices" sunt haec, "Ob immaturam authoris mortem desunt caetera".
  2. (fol. 42b) ii. "De iis quae omnibus ad sanitatem tuendam necessaria sunt", ex Sennerti Institt. Med.
  3. (fol. 44) iii. The life of Sir Thomas Bodley, written by himself.
  4. (fol. 49a, b) iv. Two letters from John Atherton, bishop of Waterford, to his wife and children before his execution; Dec. 1640.
  5. (fol. 51) v. Notae variae medicae, ex variis scriptoribus.
  6. (fol. 74) vi. Copious notes out of James Howell’s History of Venice, 1651.
  7. (fol. 97b) vii. Copious notes out of Howell’s Hitt. of Lewis XIII.
  8. (fol. 109b) viii. Notes out of [Sancroft’s] Modern Policies, fifth edit., 1654.
  9. (fol. 113) ix. Notes out of J. Gailhard’s Present state of Italy, 1668.
  10. (fol. 153) x. "Gulielmi Lilii ad suos discipulos Monita paedagogica inversa, seu carmen de moribus anti-Lilianum".
  11. (fol. 155) xi. "In conjurationem sulphuream ode symphoniaca, coram illustrissimo heroe domino Joanne Greenvillo decantata pridie nonas Novembris," anno 1661. Inc. "Favete linguis auditores / Dum musae nostrae juniores / Decantent istos proditores / Nitratos, nitratos, / Dite profundo satos".
  12. (fol. 156) xii. Anagramma in nomen Jo. Greenvile.
  13. (fol. 156) xiii. "In proditionem sulphuream divinitus patefactam gratulatio, ode symphoniaca". Inc. "Huc adsis noster Apollo / Et tecum turba novena".
  14. (fol. 157) xiv. "In idem execratio". Inc. "Huc adsis Pluto tremende, / Stygia comitante caterva".
  15. (fol. 158) xv. "In victoriam die sabbati partam". Inc. "Salvete quotquot in has aedes / Apollini dicatas sedes / Jam primum intulistis pedes / Primores, primores, / Necnon inferiores".
  16. (fol. 159) xvi. "In victorum epulam melos". Inc. "Quid rerum geritur novarum / Quid domini Britanniarum / Totius aut orbis terrarum / Conentur conentur ? / Quae celsa machinentur".
  17. (fol. 160) xvii. "In idem". Inc. "Strophe 1. / Huc lyram Mercurialem / Da puer, subit menti / Hunc diem laetum, nobilemque coetum / Ode celebrare recenti".
  18. (fol. 161) xviii. "In idem". Beg. "Boy, fetch me my theorbo, / ’Tis little lesse than treason / Not to rejoyce with instrument and voice / In this triumphant season".
  19. (fol. 161b) xix. "In Decembres vacationes melos". Inc. "Post nebulosam caeli faciem / Quae corporis adduxit maciem, / Ingeniique prorsus aciem / Hebetavit, hebetavit, / Lux fausta nos beavit".
  20. (fol. 163) xx. Psalmus cxxxi, versificatus per Jo. Brukleium; adjectis versibus variis satiricis, ejus versionem ludibrio habentibus.
  21. (fol. 165) xxi. "Rhetorices elementa", quaestionibus et responsis.
  22. (fols. 3-6 [volume reversed]) xxii. Psalmi cxvii, cxxii, cxxxi, cxxxiii, cxxxiv, cxxxvii, versibus Latinis.
  23. (fol. 8 [volume reversed]) xxiii. Cardinalis Mazarini epitaphium.
  24. (fol. 12 [volume reversed]) xxiv. "Aequivocae dictiones"; verba similia sed non synonyma.
  25. (fol. 19 [volume reversed]) xxv. "In Caroli II coronationem oratio".
  26. (fol. 20 [volume reversed]) xxvi. "In scholae Plymothensis moderators inaugurationem" oratio.
  27. (fol. 22 [volume reversed]) xxvii. "Musica incantans, sive poema exprimens musicae vires, per illam juvene in insaniam acto, et musici inde periculum; authore R[ob.] S[outh], ex aede Christi, Oxon.". Saepe impressum extat.
  28. (fol. 26b [volume reversed]) xxviii. "Oratio habita ab R. B., rhetorices praelectore, in aula aedis Christi".
  29. (fol. 28b [volume reversed]) xxix. Oratio ——— Brooks, A.M., ex aede Christi, Terrae-filii, "An pruritus scribendi sit scabies seculi ? Neg.".
  30. (fol. 34b [volume reversed]) xxx. "Oratio habita in comitiis a Roberto South, A.M., replicante anno Dom. 1657", et partem Terrae-filii agente. Apud Opera posthuma Lat., 1717, pp. 21–46.
  31. (fol. 39 [volume reversed]) xxxi. "Oratio habita in vesperiis, Oxonii, 10 die Julii 652] a magistro [Martino] Morland, coll. Wadh. socio et acad. proprocuratori: An poeta nascatur ? Neg.".
  32. (fol. 43 [volume reversed]) xxxii. Oratio coram Rege Car. I Woodstochiae a Gul. Stroud, oratore publico: [1633 ?]. Inc. "Augustissime et Christo proxime Homo-Deus, Quales pro te ad aras sanctissimas".
  33. (fol. 47 [volume reversed]) xxxiii. Various epitaphs on card. Richelieu, marshal Crequy, etc., from J. Howel’s Hist. of Lewis XIII.
  34. (fol. 54 [volume reversed]) xxxiv. "Dr. [John] Spencer’s speech to the duke of Monmouth, when he was chosen chancellor of Cambridge"; 1674.

Dates

  • Creation: 17th century

Extent

171 leaves, of which fols. 34-41 are blank

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
  • Latin

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. D. 1110

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. D. 1110.

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. 15403.

Custodial History

"Suum cuique. Tho. Hearne, 1710".

Hearne has noted on the cover of the volume, "This book was written in his younger years by the late learned Mr. Abednego Seller". On fol. 1 (at the end) "Abednego Seller’s booke".

Physical Facet

On paper, in duodecimo

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