[Commonplace book], [1645-1648].
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Description
- Title
- [Commonplace book], [1645-1648].
- Creator
- Strangways, John, Sir, 1584-1666
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing about 14 sets of religious, political, and historical reflections, and about 76 original poems and verse translations on primarily religious subjects. The prose entries include 9 arguments against the claim that Christ will rule for 1000 years on Earth; notes on Church Government; notes on witnesses in treason cases; and A Note of Diverse Remarkable Strange Accidents Taken Out Of Sr. Richard Bakers Cronicle From The Tyme Of William The Conqueror To The Beginning Of The Raigne Of King Charles. The poems include an English translation of The Free Prisoner: Or The Comfort of Restraint, "written some while since in the Tower by Doctor Joseph Hall the Bishoppe of Norwich"; a poem against "papists"; verse translations of the books of Job, Matthew, and James; and a poem titled Upon The Oxford Monie Coyned King Charles the First. Most of the entries were written while the author was a prisoner in the Tower of London, with some later verses added in 1665
- Description
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In English.
On title page: "A Collection of some note for my owne private use, gathered out of severall authors as they have bin read by me, JStrangways [signature], wherof most in the Tower--1645, during the tyme of my sad imprysonment ther."
Strangways' signature appears several times throughout manuscript.
Binding: full calf. On spine: "Compos. in the tower by Sir John Strangways. 1647." - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 20 x 15 cm. v. (280 p.) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Circa 40 blank leaves in middle of volume. Text starts from both sides.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn b304
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Controversial literature
Commonplace books - Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
England.
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
Strangways, John, Sir, 1584-1666.
Church of England
Tower of London (London, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Doctrines
English poetry
Law
Meditations (Religious)
Religious poetry, English
Treason
Politics and government
Religious life and customs - Subjects
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Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656
Strangways, John, Sir, 1584-1666
Church of England > Controversial literature
Church of England > Doctrines
Tower of London (London, England)
English poetry > 17th century
Law > Great Britain
Meditations (Religious)
Religious poetry, English
Treason > England
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1642-1660
Great Britain > Religious life and customs > 17th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Sir John Strangways, Commonplace Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 7040352
- Object ID (OID)
- 33387408
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