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Title: Gossip Joan [A song sung by Pack (index)]
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 171- ?
Manuscript: Lt 11
Contents: Popular song, partly nonsensical, about a series of domestic misfortunes
Title: Letter 10 Jan 1778 In answer to the foregoing
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1778 (in title)
Manuscript: Lt 99
Contents: Response to BCMSV 6305, in which the gossip who has been describing Oxford social events justifies herself and mocks her critic. See BCMSV 6301, 6302, 6303 and 6304 for her original letters.
Title: A letter from Miss -- to Miss -- Dec 8th 1777
Author: Anonymous
Attribution: Miss
Date(s): 1777 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 99
Contents: Gossiping, conversational poem in the form of a letter or epistle from one cousin to another, concerning an Oxford ball. There are annotations which allude to the identity of the people mentioned. See BCMSV 6302, 6303, 6304 and 6306 for similar
letters. S
Title: Letter 2nd
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1777 ?
Manuscript: Lt 99
Contents: Gossiping, conservational poem in the form of a letter or epistle from one cousin to another, concerning an Oxford ball. There are annotations which allude to the identity of the people mentioned. See BCMSV 6301, 6303, 6304 and 6306 for similar
letters. S
Title: Letter 3rd, Jan 1st 1778
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1778 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 99
Contents: Gossiping, conversational poem in the form of a letter or epistle from one cousin to another, concerning an Oxford ball. There are annotations which allude to the identity of the people mentioned. See BCMSV 6301, 6302, 6304 and 6306 for similar
letters. S
Title: Letter 4th
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1778 (at end)
Manuscript: Lt 99
Contents: Gossiping, conversational poem in the form of a letter or epistle from one cousin to another, concerning an Oxford wedding. There are annotations which allude to the identity of the people mentioned. Followed by "Jan 1st 1778". See BCMSV 6301,
6302, 6304
Title: A curbe for women
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Epigram on the need for a law to compel the rest of erring women to behave well, reinforcing the sanctions against unfaithful wives and scolds already provided by scripture and canon law