Commonplace book of Sir Edward Dering, begun ca. 1605.

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Commonplace book of Sir Edward Dering, begun ca. 1605.

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Lines of Latin verse arranged alphabetically by the first letter of the line. Possibly started when a boy. The authors, both classical and modern, have been added to the lines entered in later life. A second set of lines begins on leaf 18.

1 item (43 leaves)

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Dering, Edward, Sir, 1598-1644

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Sir Edward Dering (b. Tower of London, January 28, 1598-d. 1644) was a British politician and antiquarian. His inheritance enabled him to indulge his interest in collecting manuscripts. He became a member of Parliament, but his controversial platforms regarding church and state caused him to be imprisoned. He agreed to support the king, but was an ineffectual soldier, and gratefully retired to his antiquarian interests as well as publishing various speeches and correspondence....