'The Life of Edwarde Earle of Clarendon'
MS. Clarendon 123
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
'The Life of Edwarde Earle of Clarendon'
Shelfmark
MS. Clarendon 123
Summary
'The Life of Edwarde Earle of Clarendon', dated at head 'Mountepelier 23 July 1668', the first part ending with 'against all their machinacions. Mountpelier 1 Aug. 1670.' The second part entitled 'Reflexions upon the most ... materiall passages which hapned after the Kings restoracion to the tyme of the Chancellors banishment ...', which is practically a continuation of the History, begins on p. 615 (dated 'Molins 8 day of June 1672') and ends with 'then oppressed him' (1668). The first part was largely incorporated in the History of the Rebellion, by the author. Almost the whole of the above is in the author's own handwriting.
Pp. 885-908 are pp. 1745-66, 1743-44 of a copy of the MS. of the History (xii. 80 'the unjust displeasure'-xii. 120 'agree with those'), a passage almost throughout common to the Life and History, but in a later text than that printed, being corrected.
Date
Written by lord Clarendon in and after 1668
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
902 pages
Custodial history
The MS. of the Life belonged in 1758 to the Marchioness of Queensberry and was deposited in the Bodleian as a donation from the Marquis on 18 Oct. 1759: see also p. 560.
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'The Life of Edwarde Earle of Clarendon'
