'Private prayers' chiefly written during the Civil War
'Private prayers' chiefly written during the Civil War by a married lady, apparently copied by 'E. Eyre' (fol. 1v) soon after. At fol. 135v rev. is 'The following Prayers, were the Lady Pakingtons, found, after her death' in 1679; after which come several devotional pieces, in a different hand from the former prayers.
It is quite possible that E. Eyre was Dorothy lady Pakington's daughter, and that all the prayers are by her mother. Another daughter of lady Pakington married a mr. Godfrey, and on fol. i is scribbled 'Dorothy Godfrey.'
Dates
- Creation: written in the second half of the 17th century
Extent
140 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. B. 58, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. B. 58
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18842
Abstract
'Private prayers' chiefly written during the Civil War by a married lady.
Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Pakington [née Coventry], Lady Pakington (bap. 1623-1679).
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. V, no. 29178.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from H. T. Wake, bookseller (catal. 31, art. 17), on Feb. 2r, 1880, for 12s. 6d.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
5 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.
- Title
- 'Private prayers' chiefly written during the Civil War
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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