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Collection of poems, many connected with Oxford, especially with Christ Church, mainly copied in the 1630s

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MS. Eng. poet. e. 97
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Collection of poems, many connected with Oxford, especially with Christ Church, mainly copied in the 1630s, with additions to 1646 including:

  1. (pp. 12, 14-15, 29, 33-36, 44-48, 65-67, 77-78, 96-97, 122, 154, 170) poems attributed to Richard Corbet, really by Henry King.
  2. (pp. 30-33, 54, 58, 61, 81-84, 94-95, 100, 104, 108, 115-121, 133, 135-142, 145, 153, 162, 179-181) poems by William Strode.
  3. (pp. 3-6, 25-27, 49, 85-90, 96, 98-99, 105-107) poems by Thomas Randolph.
  4. (pp. 197-213, 225-279) transcripts, by a 19th-century owner, of 16th-century printed works.

Verse in Crum.

344 pages.

Dates

  • Creation: 1630-1646

Extent

344 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. poet. e. 97

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 8918

Abstract

Collection of poems, many connected with Oxford, especially with Christ Church, mainly copied in the 1630s.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical details unknown.

Custodial History

Thomas Thorpe, 1836 catalogue, item 1044; Phillipps MS. [9561]; Sotheby's, 19 June 1893, lot 628.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Hodgson's, 23 April 1959, lot 528.

Physical Facet

19th-century calf, rebacked

Title
Collection of poems, many connected with Oxford, especially with Christ Church, mainly copied in the 1630s
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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