Notebook of John Browne, Clerk of Parliaments, early 17th century, including:
- (fols. 2-9) student essays on moral subjects
- (fols. 12v-13) copy of royal warrant to stay the execution of Lords Cobham and Grey and of Sir Griffin Markham, 9 Dec. 1603 (cf. Calendar of state papers, domestic ... 1603-1610 (London, 1857), 57, undated draft)
The volume contains some other items, in a different hand, including:
- (fol. 13v) petition of Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, to Charles I, asking pardon for his son, n.d. [1630], printed in Cabala, sive scrinia sacra (London, 1654), 242-3
- (fols. 15-18) copy of Sir Thomas Bodley's autobiography, derived from an autograph copy of 15 Dec. 1609, with (fol. 18v) 'The uses assigned by S[i]r Thomas Bodley in the tripartite indenture'
- (fol. 19) copies of two letters from Elizabeth I, to Margaret, Lady Norris, and to Sir Amias Paulet, n.d. (formerly pp. 71-2 in Bodl., MS. Ashmole 781; removed before 1845).
(fols. 23-34) are blank.
Dates
- Early 17th century
Extent
34 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. e. 226, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. e. 226
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17637
Abstract
Notebook of John Browne, Clerk of Parliaments
Biographical / Historical
John Browne (d. 1691) was clerk of Parliaments.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Sotheby's, 27 April 1903, lot 868; owned by Falconer Madan (stamp on fol. 1). Phillipps MS. 25152.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by F. F. Madan, 1938.
Physical Facet
Notebook with paper wrappers, bound by Rivière & Son in half morocco
- Title
- Notebook of John Browne, Clerk of Parliaments
- 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
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