The pastorals and other workes of William Basse never before imprinted . . . imprinted at Oxford . . . [manuscript], 1653.

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The pastorals and other workes of William Basse never before imprinted . . . imprinted at Oxford . . . [manuscript], 1653.

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Partially autograph manuscript. Contents include Clio, Nine eclogues in honour of Nine Virtues, dedicated to Richard, Viscount Wenman, of Thame Park, Oxfordshire, "as it was in his dayes intended" (and thought to be in Basse's hand). Also, Urania, the woman in the moone, dedicated to Wenman's daughter, Lady Penelope Dynham (which supersedes an earlier dedication to Henry, Prince of Wales), and The metamorphosis of the wallnut-tree of Borestall, in an epilogue and 3 cantos, betweene Jasper & Jefferye, both written in a copperplate hand.

Leaves 1-76 ; 31 x 20 cm.

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