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1. Cases and discourses controversial in matters divine, 1697.
- Creator:
- Stanton, William, 1673-
- Published / Created:
- 1697
- Call Number:
- Osborn b77
- Image Count:
- 5
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of various texts pertaining to theological inquiry. Contents include a series of letters between "W.S" and "T.P" debating the issue of free will; arguments for the baptism of infants; letters from "W.S" criticizing "G.S.," a "Taylor, & ye most debauch'd villain in ye Countrey, & now turn'd Preacher;" a debate concerning how to keep the Sabbath after having sailed to America, accompanied by a diagram illustrating how ships sailing eastward may gain a day; a dialogue between Montezuma, Cortez, a Jesuit and an Indian priest, which is extremely similar to a scene in John Dryden's Indian Emperor; and a "Dialogue between ye Angel Gabriel & Adam in Paradise, concerning free will & Predestination" in blank verse, roughly parallel to a scene in Dryden's State of Innocence.
- Description:
- Binding: full sheep. and Portions of text in cipher on p. 79-80, 96, 97, and 100.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Dryden, John,--1631-1700 and Stanton, William,--1673-
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--17th century, Infant baptism--Controversial literature, Religious literature, English, Theology--England, and Theology--Examinations, questions, etc
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Cases and discourses controversial in matters divine, 1697.
2. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New : newly translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...
- Published / Created:
- 1660
- Call Number:
- Osborn b421
- Image Count:
- 5
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Abstract:
- Accompanied by: Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing several works in verse and prose apparently composed by Dorothy Calthorpe. The volume opens with three poems in couplets: "Philismena to Philander," "Philander to Philismena," and "In commendations of a country Life it being so innocent," and a short prose "Discription of the Garden of Edden." These are followed by a longer prose narrative: "A Short History of the Life and Death of Sir Ceasor Dappefer, or els a pleasent histtory of Jewlious and Dorinda the truth of it was so lately represented that some of those worthy persons are stil liueing and ownes what is here repated." The story, which Calthorpe claims is based on the lives of her father and grandfather, traces the business success and courtships of a father and son. "A Castell in the aire, or the pallace of the man in the moone" is a prose work containing both religious reflection and descriptions of "visiones" of Roman gods, eagles and celestial gardens. and The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New : newly translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...London: Henry Hills and John Field, 1660. Ownership and presentation inscriptions include "Dorothy Harvey her book Giuen me by my uncell Nicholas Jun 15 1686. Pray for NH, he pray for thee;" "Given to Anne the Hon.ble Ly. Middeleton by Mrs. Caroline Acton, Decr. 1836;" and "Jane Anne Broke from her Godmother Anne Hon.ble Lady Middleton July 28 1860." Bound in black gilt-panelled morocco, with a six-compartment gilt spine. Marbled endpapers.
- Alternative Title:
- Writings, [1672-1684]
- Description:
- Dorothy Calthorpe was probably connected to the Calthorpe family of Ampton in Suffolk, but she has not been further identified. and Purchased from Sotheby's on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2006.
- Publisher:
- Henry Hills and John Field
- Subject (Name):
- Calthorpe, Dorothy and Cowlthorp family
- Subject (Topic):
- Religious literature, English and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New : newly translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...
3. The Speculator, 1768
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 98
- Image Count:
- 103
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, in the style of The Spectator for year 1768. The volume's contents are primarily tongue-in-cheek, including a dedication to Nobody; a narrative autobiography of a flea; advice to readers; and a discussion on the art of punning. The volume also records, with primarily satirical intent, the letters sent to the editor, including one by a woman who believes herself the subject of an entry in the Spectator. Other topics include a meditation on the sufferings of Christ on the cross and a translation of an ancient Persian manuscript titled History of Abdullah. Numerous entries are dated from Kings College, Cambridge
- Description:
- In English., In faint ink on title page: Transcribed for the Author., Pasted on p. 1: elaborate printed border., Armorial bookplate of William Horatio Crawford, Lakelands, Cork., and Binding: full red morocco with gilt decoration. In gilt on spine over green morocco: Pumice Mundus. Paucis osendi gemit. The Speculator.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Topic):
- English wit and humor, Periodicals, and Religious literature, English
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Speculator, 1768
4. Writings, [1672-1684].
- Creator:
- Calthorpe, Dorothy
- Call Number:
- Osborn b421
- Image Count:
- 192
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Accompanied by: The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New : newly translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...London: Henry Hills and John Field, 1660. Ownership and presentation inscriptions include "Dorothy Harvey her book Giuen me by my uncell Nicholas Jun 15 1686. Pray for NH, he pray for thee;" "Given to Anne the Hon.ble Ly. Middeleton by Mrs. Caroline Acton, Decr. 1836;" and "Jane Anne Broke from her Godmother Anne Hon.ble Lady Middleton July 28 1860." Bound in black gilt-panelled morocco, with a six-compartment gilt spine. Marbled endpapers. and Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing several works in verse and prose apparently composed by Dorothy Calthorpe. The volume opens with three poems in couplets: "Philismena to Philander," "Philander to Philismena," and "In commendations of a country Life it being so innocent," and a short prose "Discription of the Garden of Edden." These are followed by a longer prose narrative: "A Short History of the Life and Death of Sir Ceasor Dappefer, or els a pleasent histtory of Jewlious and Dorinda the truth of it was so lately represented that some of those worthy persons are stil liueing and ownes what is here repated." The story, which Calthorpe claims is based on the lives of her father and grandfather, traces the business success and courtships of a father and son. "A Castell in the aire, or the pallace of the man in the moone" is a prose work containing both religious reflection and descriptions of "visiones" of Roman gods, eagles and celestial gardens.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary speckled calf., Dorothy Calthorpe was probably connected to the Calthorpe family of Ampton in Suffolk, but she has not been further identified., Inscription on first page: A red marble Chappel Erected by my hand. Dorothy Calthorpe Jun 20 1684. Accompanied by a drawing of a chapel. Both in red ink., Inscription on front pastedown: Dorothy Calthorpe., Inscription on last page: Dorothy Calthorpe. I begane this book Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672., Inscription on recto of front flyleaf: Anne L'Estrange Sa Livre. Mars 27 1738., and Purchased from Sotheby's on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2006.
- Subject (Name):
- Cowlthorp family and Middleton family
- Subject (Topic):
- Devotional literature, English--18th century, English fiction--17th century, English fiction--Women authors, English poetry--17th century, English prose literature--17th century, Pastoral poetry, English, Religious literature, English, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Writings, [1672-1684].
5. [Commonplace book], [ca. 1630].
- Call Number:
- Osborn b65
- Image Count:
- 323
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- 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 Holy War; Livy's History; Godwin's Catalogue of the Bishops of England; Jeremy Taylor's Exercises of Holy Living; and Reynold's God's Revenge Against Murder. Satirical verses include a copy of Thomas Randolph "Salting," which satirizes Randolph's contemporaries under the figure of dishes at a feast, as well as A Poet's Farewell To His Threadbare Cloake. The volume also contains such contemplative poems as Musarum Lachrymae; Ruines of Time; and Mr. Austin's Sepulcrum Domus Mea Est; and a list of English words and their Latin translations
- Description:
- In English and Latin., See Modern Philology, vol. 39, 1942 and English Literary Renaissance, vol. 12, no. 1, 1982., and Binding: full sheep; remains of metal clasps.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661., Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633., Livy., Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635., Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650., Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667., and Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
- Subject (Topic):
- Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Religious literature, English, Religious poetry, English, Sermons, English, Verse satire, English, Intellectual life, and Religious life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [ca. 1630].
