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Commonplace book
Title
[Commonplace book], [ca. 1691].
Physical Description
1 v. (69 p.) ; 14 x 10 cm.
Language
English
Notes
One page inside manuscript, in another hand, lists several names accompanied by various dates in May 1691.
On flyleaf: pen trials and the names "Daniel Welde" and "Edward Carpenter."
The signature "Thomas Kay" appears three times in the manuscript.
Inside front cover: armorial bookplate of William Morris Colles, D.D.
Binding: full reverse calf; blind-tooled decoration.
In English.
Provenance
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Summary
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, containing 4 prayers and religious reflections, followed by several pages of personal accounts recording the names of the author's creditors and debitors and the amounts owed. The religious entries are titled A Prayre To Be Used At Any Tyme By One Alone Privatlye; A Private Prayer for a Howsould Evening Prayer; How A Man May A Fitt Guest To The Lords Supper; and a treatise on repentance.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
Commonplace Book, Ca. 1691. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Commonplace Book, Ca. 1691. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Commonplace books.
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