[Commonplace book], [ca. 1650-1725].

Physical Description:

1 v. (296 p.) ; 16 x 9 cm.

Notes:

31 pages at the beginning and end of the volume contain various accounts of payments received and made for various goods and services, including medicines, physicians' visits, hats, wool, and paper. This section also includes a list of names and birthdates for the writer's 9 children, and the date of the death of his wife, "7th of Nov. 1725."
On spine: "John Hale."
Binding: full sheep.

Abstract:

Manuscript on paper, of about 58 verse and prose pieces. Most of the poems concern love, including An Amorous Catch; Solicitation to a Married Woman; and Ben Jonson's In Defence of Women's Inconstancy. Other verses include The Tragedy of Mr. Christopher Love, rendered in five acts; and Roger L'Estrange's Loyalty Confined. The volume also contains several instructional prose texts, including Directions for Right Writing; Directions for Making Latine More Elegant or Pure; and An Introduction to Philosophy; as well as epigrammatic notes "collected out of Mr. James Howell's letters"; a letter titled "News out of Scotland by way of Letter the Author unknowne;" and "An imitation of Mr. Cleveland's letter of thanks sent to my Lord Westmorland who was pleased to send him an elegant paper in commendation of his poetry."

Associated Names:

Hale, John [Auctioneer]

Topics:

Accounting
English poetry--17th century
Epigrams
Epitaphs
Glees, catches, rounds, etc
Occasional verse, English
Religious poetry, English

Topics:

Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century
Scotland--Description and travel

Topics:

Cleveland, John,--1613-1658
Hale, John
Howell, James,--1594?-1666
Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637
L'Estrange, Roger,--Sir,--1616-1704
Love, Christopher,--1618-1651

Language:

English

Genre:

Commonplace books
Manuscripts

Format:

Text

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Call Number:

Osborn b104

Orbis Record:

7040131

Orbis Barcode:

39002088751210

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection

oid pointer:

11868184

Citation:

John Hale, Commonplace Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Extent of digitization:

Partial work digitized.

OID:

11867927

PID:

digcoll:4002024