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Sir William Drake's personal and political diary and commonplace book that covers events from Nov. 30, 1631 to the outbreak of the Civil War. Included are extensive notes on books, the law courts in London, and the Long Parliament
mssHM 55603
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A commonplace book containing an acrostic written by Charles Lamb and a poem by Mary Matilda Betham; the volume also contains plant specimens, pencil and watercolor drawings, and a newspaper clipping. The spine is detached and the pages are loose.
mssHM 11586
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The volumes contain short essays on philosophy, literature and religion; essays on the history of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and India; discussions on origins of American place names; poetry; newspaper clippings; and notable quotations
mssHm 64269-64274
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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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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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A commonplace book and diary kept by the future king while serving as a midshipman on the "Prince George," including an account of the siege and relief of Gibraltar and his service in North America.
mssHM 815