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Susan Armyne, Baroness Belasyse collection of prayers from The whole duty of man : manuscript
Title
Susan Armyne, Baroness Belasyse collection of prayers from The whole duty of man : manuscript.
Production
England, 1667.
Physical Description
1 volume (30 pages, rectos only, with blanks) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Notes
Ownership inscription on front flyleaf: "Sus: Belasyse hir Book."
Binding: nineteenth-century morocco.
In English.
Provenance
Ex libris Harold Marshall. Purchased from Byass Rare Books on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2018.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Susan Armyne (or Airmine) (1649-1713) married Sir Henry Belasyse, who was killed in a duel in July 1667. She was later courted by James, Duke of York, but his brother King Charles II forbade the marriage, and she eventually married again to John (or James) Fortrey. Baroness Belasyse died in 1713.
Summary
Manuscript copy, on paper, in the hand of Susan Armyne Belasyse, of a selection of prayers from an unidentified edition of The whole duty of man. The volume includes morning and evening prayers and prayers for grace. The final page of the text is dated "November the 27 1667."
Variant and related titles
Whole duty of man.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
May 30, 2018
References
Susan Armyne Baroness Belasyse Collection of Prayers from The Whole Duty of Man. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Susan Armyne Baroness Belasyse Collection of Prayers from The Whole Duty of Man. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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