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1. A Treatise of Bees &c,
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1646-1658]
- Call Number:
- Osborn b399
- Image Count:
- 110
- Abstract:
- "An Epitome of Mr. Levett's Treatise of the Ordering of Bees, by [T.F.?], Arm:," separately paginated, follows the author's own treatise., Annotated drawings of beehives in the same hand, p. 31 and p. 81., Manuscript on paper, in a single cursive hand, of a practical guide to profitable beekeeping for "any poor man that hath but a cottage and a Yard in it." The text covers every aspect of beekeeping from the initial selection of bees through directions for straining honeycombs. There is lengthy discussion of the proper location of hives, and the author recommends stacked wooden boxes, or "stalls," rather than the traditional straw hives., The author also comments on his own twenty years of experience with beekeeping; the outbreak of plague in Newcastle in 1636; the destruction of his first hives by the "Scots army" near Newcastle in February 1642; and his decision to write this work despite his lack of notes "haveing much idle time during my imprisonement at Winchester house.", and The text is followed by a detailed and heavily annotated thirty page table of contents in the same hand.
- Description:
- Accompanied by typed transcript of the Treatise of Bees &c only., Binding: nineteenth-century full calf., Blanks not digitized., Bound in modern page at front of volume annotated in a modern hand with bibliographic information and a summary of "T. F."'s biography., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., and Tightly bound with some loss of text in the gutter.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649, Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Prisoners and prisons, and Great Britain--Politics and government--1642-1660
- Subject (Name):
- Levett, John.--Ordering of bees
- Subject (Topic):
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--England--Northumberland, Bee culture--Early works to 1800, Bee culture--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Beehives, Beekeepers--Handbooks, manuals, etc, and Plague--England--17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A Treatise of Bees &c,
2. Eikōn basilikē. The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and suffering.
- Creator:
- Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Gauden, John, 1605-1662 - Published / Created:
- Anno Dom. 1648
- Call Number:
- By37 30c
- Image Count:
- 107
- Alternative Title:
- Eikon basilike. , Praiers, used by His Majestie in the time of his sufferings., and The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings
- Description:
- "... A true relation of the kings speech" etc., and "An epitaph upon King Charls": [4] p. at end., "A perfect copie of prayers ... Also a copie of a letter from the prince ... 1649": 1 l., 5 p. at end (signature [paragraph] 6)., According to a pencilled note on inside of front cover, this is one of the special copies presented by Charles II., Bound in old calf, stamped with the royal arms., Fully described in Almack, E. A bibliography of The King's book, no. 9 (lacking the last quire)., Purple and white satin is inserted in frontispiece for king's robe., and Signature collated by JB: A-H12[?]6 (G10 lacking). Pages 159-160 (G10) lacking.
- Publisher:
- Reprinted in R.M.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649
- Subject (Name):
- Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 and Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Eikōn basilikē. The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and suffering.
3. [Play concerning the English civil war]
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1650].
- Call Number:
- Osborn b94
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in single hand, of a fragment of a play, with comic and satirical elements, about the English civil war and the Battle of Edgehill. The play is divided into at least four acts (leaves are missing at the end) and balances two plots; one concerns the tailor Littlewit who joins the Parliamentary army and his shrewish wife, and the other follows the military and political maneuverings of the upper class. Historical characters include John Pym, Denzil Holles, Sir William Strode, Arthur Heselrige, and John Hampden of the House of Commons, Prince Rupert, Lord George Digby, Robert Bertie Earl of Lindsey, Robert Devereux Earl of Essex, Lord Philip Wharton, Hugh Peters ("from New England"), Isaac Penington Lord Mayor of London, and King Charles I.
- Description:
- Binding: marbled paper wrapper., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Laid in: in back, one sheet of paper, with different watermark, containing various signatures and pen trials., and Several leaves missing at the beginning and the end.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649 and Great Britain--Politics and government--1625-1649
- Subject (Name):
- Charles--I,--King of England,--1600-1649., Essex, Robert Devereux,--Earl of,--1591-1646., Hampden, John,--1595-1643., Hesilrige, Arthur,--Sir,--d. 1661., Holles, Denzil Holles,--Baron,--1599-1680., Lindsey, Robert Bertie,--Earl of,--1582-1642., Penington, Isaac,--Sir,--1587?-1660., Peters, Hugh,--1598-1660., Pym, John,--1584-1643., Rupert,--Prince, Count Palatine,--1619-1682., Strode, William,--1600 or 1601-1645., and Wharton, Philip Wharton,--Baron,--1613-1696.
- Subject (Topic):
- English drama--17th century. and Satire, English--17th century.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Play concerning the English civil war]
