Contemporary copy of tracts relating to the sickness and death, 1684, of Dorothea Bettenson, aged 20
Single Item
MS. Eng. misc. e. 600
Held at the Weston Library
Contemporary copy of tracts relating to the sickness and death, 1684, of Dorothea Bettenson, aged 20, including:
- (fols. 5-52) 'Epistola ad ... C. Placidium de obitu ... Dorotheae B.', in the form of a dialogue
- (fols. 53-109) address, in English, to Dorothea Bettenson from her religious adviser, Paris, 1684
- (fols. 110-32) 'A relation of what pass'd between Madame Bettenson & monsr. le cure d'Arcueil, on the account of her religion ...'
- (fols. 133-5) extracts from the report on her autopsy performed by J[ohn?] Hutton and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1684
Extent
162 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. e. 600, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. e. 600
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17654
Abstract
Contemporary copy of tracts relating to the sickness and death, 1684, of Dorothea Bettenson, aged 20
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by 'Sir Richard Betenson. [4th] Bart.' (stamped on fol. ii); inscribed (fol. 1v) 'W.3'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from R. E. Way, 1968.
Topical
Subject
- Bettenson | Dorothea | fl. 1684 (Person)
- Title
- Contemporary copy of tracts relating to the sickness and death, 1684, of Dorothea Bettenson, aged 20
- 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:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk