Miscellaneous note-book, 17th century
File
Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. D. 1459
- (fol. 2) i. Aphorisms.
- (fols. 17b-19b) ii. Legal questions for counsel upon a lease of tithes, with angry replies.
- (fol. 22) iii. "Observations of the kings of England", to Charles II.
- (fol. 37b) iv. "Observations out of Cambden’s Remains".
- (fol. 38b) v. "Observations out of [Nath. Bacon’s] Uniformity of the government of England".
- (fol. 62) vi. Translation of Cicero’s oration "pro Marcello".
- (fol. 67) vii. Nine stanzas of eight lines each, with the refrain "Something hath some savour", on the subject that all labour is for some profit. Beg. "Nothing hath a motive been / For severall sorts of fancyes".
- (fol. 2 [volume reversed]) viii. "Praecipuae quaestiones Passionum Cartesii".
- (fol. 5 [volume reversed]) ix. "Speech of Charles V to the provinces of Holland when he conferd the governement on his son Phillip".
- (fols. 5b, 6b [volume reversed]) x. De fermentatione, et de natura tabidorum.
- (fol. 10[volume reversed]) xi. Translation of the Tabula of Cebes.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
129 leaves, of which several are blank
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 1459
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. 1459.
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. 14184.
Physical Facet
On paper, in duodecimo
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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