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...
Description:
Available on microfilm
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691., Ranelagh, Katherine Jones, Lady, 1615-1691., Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673., and Warwick, Mary Rich, Countess of, 1625-1678.
Subject (Topic):
Husband and wife, Meditations (Religious)., Nobility, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of several dozen poems by various authors, many of which are satirical treatments of religion and politics. The English poems include An epistle to my lord chamberlain by Charles Montague, earl of Halifa...
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of the texts of 69 hymns and religious poems. The hymns address such subjects as praise and thanks to God, rejoicing, and prayer, and each of the hymns is attributed to a 17th-century musician, with names such a...
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...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., England., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645., Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656., Strangways, John, Sir, 1584-1666., Church of England, and Tower of London (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Doctrines, English poetry, Law, Meditations (Religious), Religious poetry, English, Treason, Politics and government, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript, in multiple hands, containing notes on theology, heraldry, and Latin texts. Items include excerpts from Livy; Annotationes in sacra theologia; De ecclesie; rules for blazoning and other notes on arms; sermon notes; and a dialogue on lendi...
Description:
In Latin and English.
Subject (Geographic):
Congo (Brazzaville), Great Britain, and Madras (India)
Subject (Name):
Livy.
Subject (Topic):
Latin poetry, Heraldry, Legal manuscripts, Loans, Sermons, English, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing extracts from philosophical, religious, and historical works; sermons; and numerous verses, both philosophical and satirical. The volume contains extracts from Thomas Aquinas; Fuller's History of the ...
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Religious literature, English, Religious poetry, English, Sermons, English, Verse satire, English, Intellectual life, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing about 43 entries including religious meditations; Biblical notes; religious poems and verse paraphrases on Biblical subjects; sermon extracts; a play titled "The Tragedye of Jepthas daughter;" a treati...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Campion, Edmund, Saint, 1540-1581.
Subject (Topic):
Dueling, English drama, English poetry, Medicine, Medicine, Popular, Meditations (Religious), Religious poetry, English, Sermons, English, Politics and government, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of about 73 entries, including prayers, poems on primarily romantic subjects, and culinary and medicinal recipes for such items as "orange water the Countess of Desmonds way"; black pudding; "to m...
Description:
Available on microfilm.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Feilding (Fielding) family.
Subject (Topic):
Cooking, Embroidery, English poetry, Elegiac poetry, English, Medicine, Popular, Medicine, Meditations (Religious), Religious poetry, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing memoranda, historical notes, curiosities, and opinions on various subjects. Many of the entries are concerned with various religions, including describing their rites and customs, such as "sacrifices,...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Covel, John, 1638-1722., Colvill, John., and Orthodox Eastern Church.
Subject (Topic):
Christianity and other religions, Judaism, Music, History and criticism, Manuscripts, Theology, Intellectual life, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a large collection of religious and political prose and verse excerpts. The prose contents include notes extracted from Edward Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, 1625-42; Queen Anne's speeches to Parliamen...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714., Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757., Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674., Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663., Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745., and Sharpe, Isaac.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Infant baptism, Political poetry, English, Satirical verse, English, Politics and government, and Religious life and customs
