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Miscellaneous English poems, epigrams, etc., of about 1615-30

MS. Malone 23

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Title

Miscellaneous English poems, epigrams, etc., of about 1615-30

Shelfmark

MS. Malone 23

Summary

Miscellaneous English poems, epigrams, etc., of about 1615-30, largely political, among which are:

(p. 23) 'Upon the fall of sr Francis Bacon ...', beg. 'Great Verulam is very lame'

(p. 32) 'The copie of a libell put into the hand of queene Elizabeths statue in Westminster by an vnknowne person anno Domini 1619', altered to '1621' and 'vltimo Martij. 1623': beg. '... If Saints in heauen': part of it and of the answer (pp. 41-3) have been lost since the 1836 Catalogue was made

(p. 49) 'King lames his verses made vpon a Libell lett fall in Court ...', beg. 'Oh stay your teares'

(p. 61) a trip into France, beg. 'I went from England into France'

(p. 67) 'The Callidonian Forrest', a political allegory, beg. 'Whilome deuided': (f) (p. no) several poems on the Duke of Buckingham and his death in 1628, one in Latin, one a Latin prose epitaph: at p. 167 is 'Fower propositions found in his [John Felton's] chest when he slewe the Duke', in prose.

Date

written in about 1630-1640

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

228 pages

Acquisition

'Bought at the sale of mr. [Jonathan] Boucher's Library in April 1806, for £212 6. E. Malone'.

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