Manuscrit containing parts of several of Bishop Burnet's works

Title

Manuscrit containing parts of several of Bishop Burnet's works

Shelfmark

MS. Add. D. 22

Summary

Manuscrit containing parts of several of Bishop Burnet's works:

(fol. 1). Parts of Bishop Burnet's Abridgement of his History of the Reformation, the author's autograph, as in the Oxford ed. of 1808, pp. 48-160.

(fols. 57, 69). Part of Burnet's Pastoral Care, the author's autograph, as in the 1692 ed., pp. 215 - 243.

(fols. 63, 70). A few leaves of his History of the Reformation, including the Addenda to the first volume in the folio editions, the author's autograph.

(fol. 73). A considerable part of his History of the Reformation copied out for the press in about 1678 by a Mr. Angus and corrected by the author, containing nearly all that is in pp. 1 - 555 of vol. i of the Oxford edition.

(fol. 318). The first part of the Abridgement, as art. 1 above, copied out for the press and corrected by the author, extending as far as p. 34 of the Oxford edition, with one break.

At the end are a short extract from Burnet's Reformation and a note, both in Antony Wood's hand (fol. 336): and also (fol. 337) some extracts from, and abridgements of, Burnet's History of my own Time, which are properly part of Dr. Martin Lister's collection (see p. 93 above).

Date

made up of several MSS. written in about 1675-1725

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

375 Leaves