[Commonplace book], [ca. 1650-1725].

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11867927

Description

Title
[Commonplace book], [ca. 1650-1725].
Creator
Hale, John
Contributor
Cleveland, John,--1613-1658
Hale, John
Howell, James,--1594?-1666
Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637
L'Estrange, Roger,--Sir,--1616-1704
Love, Christopher,--1618-1651
Abstract

Manuscript on paper, of about 58 verse and prose pieces. Most of the poems concern love, including An Amorous Catch; Solicitation to a Married Woman; and Ben Jonson's In Defence of Women's Inconstancy. Other verses include The Tragedy of Mr. Christopher Love, rendered in five acts; and Roger L'Estrange's Loyalty Confined. The volume also contains several instructional prose texts, including Directions for Right Writing; Directions for Making Latine More Elegant or Pure; and An Introduction to Philosophy; as well as epigrammatic notes "collected out of Mr. James Howell's letters"; a letter titled "News out of Scotland by way of Letter the Author unknowne;" and "An imitation of Mr. Cleveland's letter of thanks sent to my Lord Westmorland who was pleased to send him an elegant paper in commendation of his poetry."

Description
31 pages at the beginning and end of the volume contain various accounts of payments received and made for various goods and services, including medicines, physicians' visits, hats, wool, and paper. This section also includes a list of names and birthdates for the writer's 9 children, and the date of the death of his wife, "7th of Nov. 1725."
Binding: full sheep.
On spine: "John Hale."
Extent
1 v. (296 p.) ; 16 x 9 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Osborn b104

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
Commonplace books
Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century
Scotland--Description and travel
Subject (Name)
Cleveland, John,--1613-1658
Hale, John
Howell, James,--1594?-1666
Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637
L'Estrange, Roger,--Sir,--1616-1704
Love, Christopher,--1618-1651
Subject (Topic)
Accounting
English poetry--17th century
Epigrams
Epitaphs
Glees, catches, rounds, etc
Occasional verse, English
Religious poetry, English

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Rights
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Citation
John Hale, Commonplace Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
7040131
Object ID (OID)
11867927

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