Fair copy by Nicholas Oldisworth of poems written by him, 1629-34, dedicated to his wife
Fair copy by Nicholas Oldisworth of poems written by him, dedicated to his wife, 1644, including love poems, epigrams and occasional verse, with (fols. 78-92) an unfinished romance 'The chronicle of Europe'. A later owner, Margaret Man, added recipes on fols. 94-117. Verse in Crum.
(fols. 118-95 are blank)
Dates
- Creation: 1629-1644
Extent
195 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. c. 24, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Don. c. 24
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16779
Abstract
Fair copy by Nicholas Oldisworth of poems written by him, 1629-34, dedicated to his wife, 1644
Biographical / Historical
Nicholas Oldisworth, bap. 1611-d. 1645, was an English Church of England clergyman and poet.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by Margaret Man (fol. 3); Thomas Thorpe, 1834 catalogue, pt. iv, item 627; owned by E. H. Barker of Thetford, Philip Bliss in 1836 and Sir Thomas Phillipps (MS. 18123) in 1858; Sotheby's, 19 June 1893, lot 591 and 24 April 1911, lot 851; bought, Colbeck Radford, cat. 24, item 142.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by the Friends of the Bodleian, 1932
Physical Facet
calf
Topical
- Title
- Fair copy by Nicholas Oldisworth of poems written by him, 1629-34, dedicated to his wife
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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