'Tractatus bipartitus contra Hierarchomachos, et contra Monarchomachos' by Robert Burhill
'Tractatus bipartitus contra Hierarchomachos, et contra Monarchomachos' by Robert Burhill, the royalist divine (d. 1641), extending only to the end of the first part, in six chapters, with a full analysis thereof (pp. v-vii). rubr. 'De iusta causa rumpendi silentii', beg. 'Duas res dedit homini deus' (p. 1).
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1630 in England
Extent
138 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 58, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 58
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18207
Abstract
'Tractatus bipartitus contra Hierarchomachos, et contra Monarchomachos' by Robert Burhill
Biographical / Historical
Robert Burhill (bap. 1572-d. 1641) was a Church of England clergyman.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3553
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (63)
On p. 120 is 'Febr. 17, 1630. Imprimatur Thomas Turner'. On the inner back cover a contemporary hand has written 'Mr. Dugard of Sidney College', so that the book may have belonged to William Dugard the royalist (d. 1662).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This MS. was, with others, purchased with the bequest of William Whorwood esq., of West Bromwich in Staffordshire, of £5 in 1673 (Macray, Annals of the Bodleian, p. 137).
Physical Facet
On paper, binding, contemporary white parchment
Dimensions
8 3/10 × 11 4/5 in.
Topical
- Title
- 'Tractatus bipartitus contra Hierarchomachos, et contra Monarchomachos' by Robert Burhill
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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