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Title

A miscellaneous collection of notes, essays, translations, etc. by John Ramsey

Shelfmark

MS. Douce 280

Summary

John Ramsey in an autobiography (fol. 5, cf. 180), states that he was born in 1578, studied at Cambridge for a short time in 1602-3, was admitted of the Middle Temple, March 23, 1605/6, married a daughter of sir Edmond Bell of Beaupré in 1620. Among the pieces are:

(fol. 22) 'Prosopopæia or Mother Hubberds tale made by Ed. Spencer ... '

(fol. 36) 'The Teares of the Muses', also by Spenser, cf. fol. 44

(fols. 66a, 67) songs, etc

(fol. 66av) 'The practise of Dauncinge'

(fols. 72, 103, III, cf. 89, 94), 'The genealogye of the famelye of the Ramseyes', from the 11th cent., 1603

(fol. 115v) notes of tradesmen and their addresses in London

(fol. 118) a catalogue of his library

(fol. 125) a system of shorthand, 1598

(fols. 128, 161v) 'The Fishermans Tale', a poem, in two parts, 1596 (this is apparently a copy of Francis Sabie's poem printed in 1595: the second part is entitled 'Flora's Fortune')

(fol. 145) poems about the destruction of Troy.

The volume, after some excisions, is fols. 187, 190-200, 47-172, 205-6, 208-61, of a larger book.

The name of 'Thomas Russell' (17th cent.) occurs in several vacant places (fols. 76v, 97v, etc.).