Collection of recusant verse
Single Item
MS. Eng. poet. b. 5
Held at the Weston Library
Collection of recusant verse, compiled 1651-7. Verse in Crum., including thirty-two poems by Robert Southwell and one (p. 101) by George Wither. See BLR, 3 (1950-1), 50. At p. 89 is a notice of the birth and death of John Fairfax, son of Thomas and Issabell Fairfax, in August 1654.
Dates
- Creation: Compiled 1651-1657
Extent
130 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. b. 5, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. b. 5
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 7363
Abstract
Collection of recusant verse
Biographical / Historical
Robert Southwell (c. 1561-1595) was a poet. George Wither (1588-1667) was a poet and pamphleteer.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Signature of Harriet Marcusden, 19th cent. (p. i).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from P. J. Dobell, 1948.
Physical Facet
Vellum wrappers
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Collection of recusant verse
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk