Commonplace book [Oxford?], 1640.

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Commonplace book [Oxford?], 1640.

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Manuscript on paper, in two hands, of a collection of ten pieces, several of them extracts, on religious and historical subjects. Theological entries include a prayer by Mr. Chappell; 3 sermons preached at Oxford colleges; an essay by John Yonge on Catholic controversy, dated 1640; and A view of ecclesiastical history...to this present yeare 1640. Historical entries include a set of notes titled A Compendium Leadeing To Prophane Historie; Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia, a description of Elizabeth I's court; and, in a different hand than the previous pieces, Sir Henry Wotton's Of Robert Devereux Earle of Essex and George Villiers Duke of Buckingham.

1 v. (178 p., including blanks) ; 30 x 20 cm.

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