Details

Subject(s)

• English drama—Restoration, 1660-1700 [Browse]
• English poetry—Early modern, 1500-1700 [Browse]
• Political satire, English [Browse]
• Satire, English [Browse]
• Verse satire, English . [Browse]
• Manuscripts, English—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Related work(s)

• Oldham, John, 1653-1683. Apologie, by way of epilogue to ye pindaricks. [Browse]
• Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678. Selections. 1680. [Browse]
• Sedley, Charles, Sir, 1639?-1701. To ye same. [Browse]
• Chorier, Nicolas, 1612-1692. Aloisiae Sigeae Toletanae Satyra sotadica de arcanis amoris et veneris. Book 4. English. [Browse]

Contains

• Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680. Selections. 1680. [Browse]
• Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691. To a very young lady. [Browse]

Restrictions note

Material extremely fragile; readers should use the photocopies available in C0199 (2 v.).

Summary note

Autograph manuscript, written in two different unknown hands. Contains the Earl of Rochester's Sodom in 3-act and 5-act versions; prose orations; political and satirical poems by Marvell, Oldham, and Rochester; and love poems by Crashaw, Etheredge and Sedley. Possibly originated as a series of separate books, each section separated by blank leaves, which was subsequently bound into a single volume. Compiled between 1670 and 1680, compiler unknown. Pagination (added later in pencil) includes blank pages.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Item cataloged from digital reproduction, January 2006.

Binding note

Contemporary dark brown leather.

Contents

• 1. p. 1-36: Sodom / John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.
• 2. p. 37-108: Sodom / John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.
• 3. p. 109-136: Pindarique / John Oldham.
• 4. p. 137-204: Duell.
• 5. p. 237-270: Gamball.
• 6. p. 271-278: Apologie, by way of epilogue to ye pindaricks / John Oldham.
• 7. p. 279-300: Britannia & Rawleigh / Andrew Marvell and/or John Ayloffe.
• 8. p. 301-317: New instrussions to a painter.
• 9. p. 319-324: Copy of verses presented to ye K. / John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.
• 10. p. 325-332: Advice to a painter / Andrew Marvell.
• 11. p. 333-346: On ye prorogason of ye parliamt.
• 12. p. 347-352: Loves horoscope / Richard Crashaw.
• 13. p. 353: In limine thalami regii. Super Loure in ffranc. Super nuper dom. cancell.
• 14. p. 354: [Four Latin distichs, the third titled: In regis Francorum triumphis].
• 15. p. 355: [Latin distich]. On ye Dukes children.
• 16. p. 355-360: On ye queens masquerading att Xmas 1670.
• 17. p. 361: Upon Bloods attempt of borrowing ye Crowne / Andrew Marvell.
• 18. p. 362-363: Translason / Andrew Marvell.
• 19. p. 365: Upon the Caball 72.
• 20. p. 367-371: Ancient prophecy of Nostr Dam's written originally in French and Englisht thus / Andrew Marvell.
• 21. p. 373-378: Letany a⁰ 1672.
• 22. p. 379-383: Room for a bishop att ye man in ye moon.
• 23. p. 385: To a very young lady / Sir George Etheredge.
• 24. p. 387-389: To ye same / Sir Charles Sedley.
• 25. p. 391-407: Drs Rich Gardiner Herefordiensis Aedis xti Oxoniensis Cantabrigiensis oratio.
• 26. p. 408-417: [Prose oration beginning: Most academicall most knowing judges].

Source acquisition

Purchase; Rosenbach, April 1951, $525. Accession number AM 14401.

Publications about

Edwards, A.S.G. "Libertine literature in Restoration England, Princeton MS 14401." Book collector, v. 25 (1976), p. 354-373.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

Other title(s)

• In regis Francorum triumphis.
• On ye Dukes children.

OCLC

177496446