'Bp Kenns Poems wrote by his own Hand to Frances Dss of Somerset & Mary Ly Brooke when they were children'
Single Item
MS. Add. C. 219
Held at the Weston Library
'Bp Kenns Poems wrote by his own Hand to Frances Dss of Somerset & Mary Ly Brooke when they were children', an 18th cent. title. These are seven simple letters in verse, signed 'T K' (conjoined), or 'Tho. B. & W.' or 'Tho. L. B. & W.', and written in a clear formal hand.
They appear to be genuine, and are printed in dr. E. H. Plumptre's Life of Ken, 2nd ed. (1890), ii. 174.
They appear to be genuine, and are printed in dr. E. H. Plumptre's Life of Ken, 2nd ed. (1890), ii. 174.
Dates
- written about A.D. 1708 by bp. Ken
Extent
8 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. C. 219
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19871
Abstract
'Bp Kenns Poems wrote by his own Hand to Frances Dss of Somerset & Mary Ly Brooke when they were children', written about A.D. 1708 by bp. Ken.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Ken (1637–1711) was bishop of Bath and Wells and a nonjuror.
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. 29429.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought at the Percy sale, April 29, 1884 (lot 75) for £4 5s.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 3/8 × 9 7/8 in.
- Title
- 'Bp Kenns Poems wrote by his own Hand to Frances Dss of Somerset & Mary Ly Brooke when they were children'
- 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
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Weston Library
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