An abridgment of the Lady Warwick's diary, 1666-1672
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Description
- Title
- An abridgment of the Lady Warwick's diary, 1666-1672
- Creator
- Warwick, Mary Rich, Countess of, 1625-1678
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of the diary of Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, between 1666 and 1672. The manuscript intersperses records of Lady Warwick's daily social activities with her religious meditations. In October 1667, for example, she meditates in the morning, and then goes to London to dine with the Lord Chamberlain and to wait on the Queen and the Duchess of York. Elsewhere, she attends family prayer; reports on news that the fleet is engaged in battle; hears of the fire in London in 1666; goes to London to visit her sister Katherine, Lady Ranelagh, and her brother, Robert Boyle, as well as dines with friends; and performs charitable work. Many of her entries refer to her troubles with her husband, who frequently berates her; she also records his bouts of illness and her time spend tending him. Meanwhile, she attends chapel and meditates daily on such subjects as death, sin, and various passages in Scripture. The manuscript also contains several annotations in a later hand, in pencil
- Description
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Available on microfilm
In English.
This manuscript may have been the one used by Barham when he edited extracts from the diary published by the Religious Tract Society in 1847.
Title from first page.
Written in pencil on flyleaf: notes on the life of Lady Warwick.
Binding: limp parchment waste. Written on cover: The Lady Warwick's Diary. 1666-1672. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 29 x 22 cm. v. (92 p.) ;
- Digitization Note
- Rectos only. Verso notes and annotations in pencil in a later hand.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn fb74
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
Ranelagh, Katherine Jones, Lady, 1615-1691.
Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673.
Warwick, Mary Rich, Countess of, 1625-1678. - Subject (Topic)
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Husband and wife
Meditations (Religious).
Nobility
Women
Conduct of life
Court and courtiers
Religious life and customs
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691
Ranelagh, Katherine Jones, Lady, 1615-1691
Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673
Warwick, Mary Rich, Countess of, 1625-1678
Husband and wife > Great Britain
Meditations (Religious).
Nobility > Great Britain
Women > Conduct of life
Great Britain > Court and courtiers
Great Britain > Religious life and customs > 17th century
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 17th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick. An Abridgment of the Lady Warwick's Diary. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 7041642
- Object ID (OID)
- 2053242
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