Copies of four essays by Sir Walter Raleigh, written in two hands
Single Item
MS. Eng. hist. d. 138
Copies of four essays by Sir Walter Raleigh, written in two hands, early 17th cent.:
- Fols. 2-3. 'A letter to Prince Henry concerning the modell of a shipp'; (fols. 6-7) 'Letter about his journey to Guiana before he undertooke his voyage'
- Fols. 8-40. 'Appologie for the ill successe of his enterprise to Guiana', as printed in his Judicious and select essays (London, 1650)
- Fols. 41-2. 'Letter to King James at his returne from Guiana'.
A copy of a in the same hand as that of b-d is in Bodl., MS. Rawl. D. 924, fol. 34v. a, b; are printed in Remains of Sir Walter Raleigh (London, 1657). See BQR, 6 (1929-31), 78.
Dates
- Early 17th century
Extent
47 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. d. 138, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. d. 138
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16422
Abstract
Copies of four essays by Sir Walter Raleigh, written in two hands, early 17th century.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English courtier, explorer, and author.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Signature of Watkin Owen on fol. 2; formerly Mostyn MS. 142 (HMC: 4th report (1874) app., 353); bookplate probably of 2nd Baron Mostyn.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Francis Edwards, cat. 519 (1929), 385.
Physical Facet
19th-cent. diced Russia, rebacked
- Title
- Copies of four essays by Sir Walter Raleigh, written in two hands, early 17th century
- 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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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk