An account by Twyne of the quarrel between the houses of York and Lancaster
MS. Wood B. 11
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
An account by Twyne of the quarrel between the houses of York and Lancaster
Shelfmark
MS. Wood B. 11
Summary
An account by Twyne of the quarrel between the houses of York and Lancaster (p. 1) followed by a few rough notes (p. 22), and (p. 51), in a different hand, 'Armes of English families noble and gentill alphabetically gathered' with sketches of seals, taken (p. 54) from 'Mr Gerard's booke'.
At p. 262 is a copy by Twyne of dr. Eedes's poem 'Iter Boreale', beg. 'Quid mihi cum Musis ? Quid cum Borealibus oris ?' P. 298 has 'The Earles of Salisbury his ten precepts to his son', beg. 'Sun Robert, pe virtuius inclination of thy matchles mother'.
Labelled '120'
Date
Written about 1634 by Brian Twyne and another
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
302 pages
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Collection contents
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An account by Twyne of the quarrel between the houses of York and Lancaster
