D'Ewes, Simonds, Sir, antiquary, d1650

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Epithet: antiquary, d1650

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referencedIn A-G. AUTOGRAPH LETTERS and miscellaneous papers; l531-1891., 1531-1891 British Library
creatorOf Composite Miscellany including John Lydgate's 'Testament', Scientific and Religious Tracts, Medical and Alchemical Recipes and Charms, and Printed Booklets; 13th-early 16th cent. Middle English and Latin. Partly imperfect. This composite volume in... British Library
referencedIn SIR SIMONDS D'EWES: copies and abstracts of records kept in the Tower of London; bef. 1650. Latin. Partly autograph. The Chartae Antiquae lettered A to Z are copied in full as far as class X and abstracted for Y and Z. The present volume is far more ... British Library
creatorOf John Mirfield, 'Breviarium Bartholomei', with glosses and recipes by John Dee; circa 1400. Latin. Copy. John Mirfield or Johannes de Mirfeld (d. 1407), was an ecclesiastic and medical writer, and chaplain of the hospital of St. Bartholomew, Smithf..., approximately 1400 British Library
creatorOf Alcoatim, Congregatio sive liber de oculis, and other short medical Texts ; 15th cent. Latin and Italian. Copies. A copy of Alcoatim's ophthalmologic treatise in Latin translation (ff. 1-46; item 1), followed by three other short texts relating to..., 15th century British Library
creatorOf Miscellany, including Thomas Hoccleve's Regiment of Princes. British Library
creatorOf REGISTER OF EYE PRIORY, co. Suff., a Benedictine house founded circ. 1080 by Robert Malet, as a cell of Bernay Abbey in Normandy, and after 1385 independent; 13th-15th centt. Lat. A composite volume containing rentals, custumaries, lists of tithes an..., 13th century-15th century British Library
creatorOf MARTINUS POLONUS, CHRONICA PONTIFICUM ET IMPERATORUM; VITA ALEXANDRI MAGNI, etc.; early 14th cent. Latin. 1. f. 1. 'De Terra Sancta'; a short historical itinerary from Acre to Golgotha, in the hand of John of London, monk of St Augustine's, Canterbur... British Library
referencedIn LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS BOUGHT BY SIR SIMONDS D'EWES (M.P. and antiquary, b. 1602, d. 1658; 1st Bart. 1641), being extracts dated 1623-1639, n.d., from his accompt-book lettered 'AAA' (now lost) which covered the period 1622-1640. The manuscript is writt... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL LETTERS and documents, official and private; 1513-1839. Arranged in two series, English and Foreign, as follows:-I. English Series:-1. Warrant of Henry VIII. to [George Talbot, 4th] Earl of Shrewsbury, " Steuard of our houshold and Lieute..., 1513-1839 British Library
creatorOf Composite Miscellany including Odo of Cheriton's Fables and Christine de Pizan's Epistre Othea; 15th cent., first half. Latin, French and Middle English. The miscellany includes two medicine related texts added in the late 15th cent.: -a) A glossa..., 15th century British Library
creatorOf TRUMBULL PAPERS. Vol. CXCVIII (ff. 179). G. R. Weckherlin: Personal papers and correspondence, partly relating to his official duties, together with some family letters, etc.; 1615-1651. Several of the letters and other items relate to literary matte..., 1588-1651 British Library
creatorOf Theological Compilation; first half of the 15th cent. and early 13th cent., with late 15th-cent. additions. Latin and Middle English. Copies. The MS. may have been written for the use of the Carmelites of Norwich and contains a large collection of..., 1200-1449 British Library
creatorOf Miscellany of Devotional and Theological Texts from Abingdon Abbey; late 13th-early 14th cent. Latin and Anglo-Norman. Copies. Imperfect. The cataloguing of this MS. was funded by the Wellcome Trust, and only the note relating to bloodletting (f...., 1260-1399 British Library
referencedIn N. Oliver Le Neve: Letter to his brother Peter Le Neve; 5 November 1690. The current state of the library assembled by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, 1st Bart., (d. 1650) is discussed, along with the writer’s requirements for a ‘Picktooth Case’ engraved with h... British Library
creatorOf Collection of Theological Treatises; 15th cent. Latin, Middle English and English. The collection, which was probably produced in a monastic environment, also comprises a text against prognostication and two medical recipes. The cataloguing of th..., 15th century British Library
creatorOf Collection of sermons and theological tracts (imperfect) British Library
referencedIn HENRY ELSYNGE , AL. ELSING (d. 1636), CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS: The ancient method and manner of holding of parliaments in England; circa May 1625-Oct. 1628. Copy by Ralph Starkey. Imperfect. This treatise, which is sometimes known by the Latiniz... British Library
creatorOf Composite Miscellany including a Cartulary from St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, and William of Waddington, Manuel de pechiez; 12th-14th cent. Latin and Anglo-Norman. Copies. Partly imperfect. The cataloguing of this composite miscellany was fu..., 12th century-14th century British Library
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Wexford, Wexford
Montserrat, West Indies
Jamaica, Central America
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