A note-book

Title

A note-book

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 44

Summary

A note-book containing some extracts, copies, etc., about church matters about 1570-80, among which are:

Fol. 12. 'A copie of a letter sent to my L. Tresaurer from the Deane of Yeorke' on Church policy: beg. 'My most humble duitie ... I am required to shewe my opinion': presumably the author was dr. Matthew Hutton, dean of York 1567-89

Fol. 21. 'Cuiusdam Oxoniensis judicium de T[homa] C[artwright]' in English, about 1573 (?): beg. 'Because you sent me Mr Cartwrightes booke'

Fol. 29. 'Articles propounded to [Edward Deering or] Dering, and his Answeres', 19 queries on Church questions, sent by T. Smith, with a letter, on June 7, 1573; and Deering's answers

(Fol. 39. 'Literse [Rodolphi] Gualteri ad [Ric. Cox] episc. Eliensem', Zurich, Aug. 26, 1573, and (fol. 56) Zürich, March 16, '1574'

Fol. 48. Criticisms on bp. Jewel

Fol. 79. Quaestio de pietate per 'Ri[cardum Cox] Epis. Elien.'

Fol. 84v. A letter from 'Jo. W[hitgift]' to the lord Treasurer (?) from Trinity coll. (Cambridge), Dec. 8, 1575, beg. 'I haue not had that leysure'

Fol. 91. Quaestio de excommunicatione, 'a Thoma Erasto Heidelbergensi proposita'

Fol. 118. 'Whither the Vncle may mary the neece in affinity, his first wiues sisters daughter': beg. 'The generall lawe at the beginning'

Fols. 128-end are almost blank.

Several leaves have been cut out, leaving only the inner margins, but they belonged to the book when it was first ('a° 1562') used for common-places, see fol. 1.

Date

Written late in the 16th century

Language

Latin

English

Physical facet

On paper; in more than one hand; imperfect

Physical extent

195 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 3447 acquired by the Bodleian Library

'Phillippus Reuellns me possidet', probably the owner by or for whom the extracts were made.