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Commonplace book
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Commonplace book containing two quotations from Shakespeare's Othello, along with passages and translations from classical texts, notes on classical and mythological figures, remedies, household hints and practical notes, theological notes and arguments, poems, epigrams and sententiae, legal forms, rentals for land around Kirby Knowle [North Yorkshire], and copies of letters and documents.
mssHM 60413
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Commonplace book : manuscript
Manuscripts
A manuscript commonplace book, with text written in several different hands. The volume is written mostly in English but also contains French and German; though no country of origin is identified, it appears to be mainly British in subject. The text includes seven pages of index in the beginning of the volume; there are also rough drawings in pencil and pen, as well more finely executed pen and ink illustrations. The text covers an extraordinary range of subjects, including technical inventions and developments, animal husbandry, recipes, political comment, sports, current events, travel, medicinal cures, economics, wine, and many other topics. The volume is bound in late 18th century three-quarter calf gilt, red edges, with some wear to the binding.
mssHM 83388
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Commonplace book
Manuscripts
Contains a Historical Dialogue in Scripture, as well as addresses, ballads, epigrams, epitaphs, extracts, poems and verses. The volume also includes works by or about Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift and Sir Robert Walpole, among others. There is a Table of Contents (possibly incomplete) and penciled autograph notes on the flyleaf. Note: page numbering is not consistent.
mssHM 82623
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Commonplace book
Manuscripts
This commonplace book is chiefly written in German but also contains Latin and French.
mssHM 69431
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Commonplace book. English history: manuscript
Manuscripts
Extracts from the works of Francis Bacon, maxims of state, notes on a book of ancient history, etc.
mssHM 1728
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Commonplace book. English law: manuscript
Manuscripts
Extracts from Year Books, abridgements of cases and decisions, law reports, precedents and formularies, notes on the Assize of Forests and other legal matters. Owned by and [partly in the hand of?] Sir John Port.
mssHM 46980