Princeton University Library Catalog
- Format:
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- Language:
- English
- Published/Created:
- [England?, ca. 1680]
- Description:
- 209 leaves : paper ; bound to 203 x 152 mm.
- 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:
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- Ms. codex.
- Item cataloged from digital reproduction, January 2006.
- Binding note:
- Contemporary dark brown leather.
- Contents:
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- 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.
- Subject(s):
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- 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:
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- Other title(s):
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- In regis Francorum triumphis.
- On ye Dukes children.
- OCLC:
- 177496446
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