Copies of Latin academical exercises, letters and poems
Copies of Latin academical exercises, letters and poems, composed or current in Oxford about 1635-55, of which there is a list on (fols. 137-8) and a much fuller catalogue in manuscript in the Library; a few are in English.
Among them are:
- (fols. 1, 18, 25v, 74v, etc.) Exercises and letters hy 'G. S.' or 'George Stradling' (of Jesus coll., Oxford, afterwards dean of Chichester, d. 1688: who seems to have collected and written most of the volume), 1641-1643, partly about a fellowship at All Souls in 1642;
- (fols. 2v, 9v, 11, etc.) Pieces by 'J. E.,' or 'Jonathan Edwards' (principal of Jesus college), 1635-1641;
- (fols. 2v, 18v, 24v, etc.) Exercises by 'T. T.' of Ch. Ch.;
- (fols. 28, 71, 132) Letters and exercises by 'H. V.' or 'Henry Vaughan,' fellow of Jesus college, 1641-1649?;
- (fol. 40v) Oration on Edmund Stradling, who died at Oxford Oct. 11, 1643;
- (fols. 98v, 103v, 107v, etc.) English poems, 1631-1641;
- (fol. 124v) , Lachrymae academicae fatum Caroli suumque deplorantes,' an interesting Latin poem on Oxford in 1646, beg. 'Deuictas aquilas.'
136 leaves foliated to '142'. The original text had at least 155 leaves, but a later pagination counts only 140, and even of these (fols. 20, 90-1, 101-2, 106) are missing.
Dates
- Creation: written about A. D. 1635-1654 by G. Stradling and others at Oxford
Extent
136 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. B. 109, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. B. 109
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19976
Abstract
Copies of Latin academical exercises, letters and poems, written about A. D. 1635-1654 by G. Stradling and others at Oxford.
Biographical / Historical
George Stradling (1620/21–1688) was dean of Chichester.
Henry Vaughan (1621–1695) was a writer and translator of devotional works.
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. 29562.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from John A. Murphy, bookseller, of Aberystwyth, on Dec. 3, 1885, for £1.
Physical Facet
On paper, imperfect.
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.
- Title
- Copies of Latin academical exercises, letters and poems
- 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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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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