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Brotherton Collection5
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse5

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english poetry5
christian poetry, english1
commonplace-books1
letters1
sermons1
verse satire, english1

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Baynes, Martin1
Beetham, John1
Buckeridge, Bainbrigg1
Cary, Patrick1
Palmer, Ralph1
Verrio, Antonio1

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BC MS Lt q 50, f.3v (upper half): The end of
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Three satirical political Scottish poems and names of Scotsmen associated with the Long Parliament of 1640.

c.1640

Comprises: (1) The three poems, written on both sides of a single folio sheet, two being variants of Crum Y394 and L172; (2) 'The names of the Scoth commissiond to attend the Parlament 1640' written o...

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BC MS Lt q 53, f.9r: The opening of Martin Baynes's poem
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A Christian kalendar, consisting of three starrs and many lights, by Martin Baynes.

Baynes, Martin

c.1615

Comprises a long religious poem expounding Christian doctrine through imaginative use of the stars; preceded by a dedication to Lady Frances Grantham, a prose dedication to Sir Thomas Grantham, and so...

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BC MS Lt q 64, f.2r: The opening of Bainbrigg Buckeridge's poem
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Autograph letter to Ralph Palmer from B. Buckeridge enclosing a manuscript copy of his poem 'On Her Majesty's grant of Woodstock to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough' addressed to Antonio Verrio.

Buckeridge, Bainbrigg

1704-1705

Comprises a letter by Buckeridge to Ralph Palmer dated 14 July 1705 enclosing a poem addressed to Antonio Verrio anticipating his decoration of Blenheim Palace following Queen Anne's gift of Woodstock...

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BC MS Lt 68, p. 20: The opening of Patrick Cary's poem
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Ballades dedicated to the Lady Victoria Uvedale, by Patrick Cary

Cary, Patrick

1652-1653

F.3r: title-page; ff.4r-23v: thirteen "ballades" on pages numbered 1-40; f.24r: colophon, "Ballades composed, and transcribed by Iohn Patricke Carey, when Hee had little else to doe."; f.24v (inverted...

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BC MS Lt 31, f. 40r: Francis Quarles's poem
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Commonplace book of English verse, prose (mainly sermons), and miscellaneous information, compiled by John Beetham

Beetham, John

c.1670-1690

As well as the verse, separately indexed, the volume contains ff.1-2: signatures; ff.3v-8v: family records, also "bullings"; ff.11-29: sermons (one by Ainsworth); ff.30-40r: arithmetical tables, remed...

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