'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.

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MS. Eng. poet. e. 154

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The Mouse-Trap, by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., 1720, and The Chase, by William Somerville, 3rd ed., 1735, bound together for Sir Edward Boughton. Verses were added, p. 133 ‘A Hunting Song’ in two hands of which the second wrote an early version of ‘The Progress of Discontent’ by Thomas Warton the younger on pp. i-iv. A revised version was pr. in The Student, 1750.

Dates

1720-1750

Extent

136 pages

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 154, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. poet. e. 154

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21280

Additional Description

Abstract

'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Cobb (bap 1675-1713) was a schoolmaster and author. For more details see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

William Somervile [Somerville] (1675–1742) was a poet. For more details see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, 1979.

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: 'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.
Status: Published
Author: EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
Date: EAD version 2021
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin