Chronological papers by T. Lydyat
MS. Bodl. 880
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Chronological papers by T. Lydyat
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. 880
Summary
Chronological papers by T. Lydyat:
(fol. 22c) '1 Treatise. Chronical Canons, or Rules of Chronologie', a universal chronology, with annotations. The treatise is dated Jan. 7, 1626/7 (fol. 43), the postscript Nov. 4, 1631 (fol. 45v), and the 'imprimatur' of John Harris, Jan. 15, 1626/7 (fol. 23);
(fols. 1, 91) '2 Treatise. A treatise tending to show ... how the monarchic of the Persians from Cyrus ... continued, about two hundred years ...';
(fols. 14b, 78) '... The Diuine Sphære of humane euentes ...' about Artaxerxes Longimanus, exactly as art. c in MS. Bodl. 662, dated Sept. 12, 1631: the original Latin is at fol. 85, with a detailed 'imprimatur' of Nov. 22, 1634, by Will. Haywood, Domestic Chaplain to the archbp. of Canterbury;
(fols. 101, 105) A criticism on the chronology of the Nicene Council, with Lydyat's reply, etc.;
(fol. 112) extracts from works by Hugh Broughton.
Date
written in about 1610-1640, chiefly by T. Lydyat
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
135 Leaves
Custodial history
Forty or fifty leaves have been removed at the beginning of the volume, perhaps containing a copy of fol. 22c above.
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Chronological papers by T. Lydyat
