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Contemporary fair copy of John Sheffield, 'The character of a Tory in answere to that of a Trimmer ... 1684'

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MS. Eng. misc. c. 129
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Contemporary fair copy of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, 'The character of a Tory in answere to that of a Trimmer ... 1684', differing in minor points from the text printed in The works of ... Buckingham (London, 1723), ii, 23-53.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1684

Extent

38 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 129, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. misc. c. 129

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 17283

Abstract

Contemporary fair copy of John Sheffield, 'The character of a Tory in answere to that of a Trimmer ... 1684'

Biographical / Historical

John Sheffield (1647-1721), first duke of Buckingham and Normanby, was an English politician and author.

Custodial History

'No. 7' altered to '6' (fol. 1).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, G. H. Last, cat. 136 (1927), 2775.

Physical Facet

Marbled wrappers

Title
Contemporary fair copy of John Sheffield, 'The character of a Tory in answere to that of a Trimmer ... 1684'
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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