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Charles I, King of England, 1600-16491
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The London cuckolds : A comedy; as it is acted at the Theatre Royal

Ravenscroft, Edward (1654?-1707)

1688

Last page numbered 47 instead of 74. First edition 1682. Advertisement on verso of last leaf.

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Notebook 16

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

June 1974- April 1975

This notebook contains notes and drafts of prose and poetry, including the following: - Moths, pp. 28, 92 - On Air, p. 29 - Falling on Sleep , pp. 36-37 - Riddle 62, pp. 84, 86-87, 96 - Epigra...

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Eikōn basilikē : the pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitude and sufferings

Charles king of England (1600-1649); Gauden, John Bishop of Worcester (1605-1662)

Anno Dom. 1648 [i.e. 1649]

First 2 words of title in Greek characters. Authorship of the Eikon basilike was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably in...

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BC MS Lt 55, f. 4r: The opening of John Ayloffe's (?) poem
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Miscellany of satirical poetry and prose

1670s

Miscellany mainly of satirical English poems and prose pieces, 1670s. Poems occupy ff.4r-12v, 19r-26v, 30r-33r, 35r-49r. Satirical prose pieces on political and religious themes appear on ff.12v-19r, ...

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Notebook 8: Nigeria Poems and Notes

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1967

White and green spiral-bound notebook, with ms title on front cover 'Nigeria: Poems & Notes. January 2nd 1967 - March 28th 1967.' The pages of the notebook are numbered in ms pp. 7-26, pp. 29-46, pp. ...

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Notebook 19

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

October 1976

This notebook contains notes and drafts of prose and poetry, including the following: - The Crematorium , pp. 34-35 - Watercolour painting of a mountain, pp. 39 - At St. Titus Basilica, Gortyn, pp...

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Notebook 50

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1976

Notebook containing drafts of poems, critical notes and fictionalized autobiographical prose: - Now that arth[r]itis conditions... (untitled poem, fol. 1) - Retired at Sixty - It was beginning tha...

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Notebook 55

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1955-1956

Notebook containing the following drafts of poems: - Eros and Agape(fol. 1-2. Published in Into the Fire(1956) - Crime Time(fol. 2-3) - Family History(fol. 3-4, 8-10. Published in Into the Fire(19...

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Notebook 17: Tenebrae

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1974

Burgundy hardback notebook with University of Leeds crest. Labelled in ms on inside front cover 'Notebooks 1970 - [continued February 1974] finished 28/12/74'.The notebook contains ms poem drafts and ...

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Notebook 27

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

June 1953 - December 1954

Notebook with drafts of poems and dramatic works, and some prose passages. Most of the poems appear to have been published in the collection'In the Fire' (1956), which was written during Blackburn's t...

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Miscellaneous literary and historical manuscripts apparently from the collection of the first or second Lord Melville.

Dundas, Henry 1st Viscount Melville

c.1789-1805

Comprises: (1) Alexander Peat, A.M.: The Briton, addressed principally to the people of Scotland, 74 pp.; with an autograph letter from the author, dated 28 September 1793; (2) Miscellaneous notes on ...

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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]

Clifton family

[late 14th century, possibly before 1389]

The original total of leaves is likely to have been 118, with the majority of the missing leaves likely to have contained illuminations and been cut out in post-medieval times. Decoration: Three 8 t...

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