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Commonplace book compiled by Jo. Tempest : Commonplace book
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Commonplace book compiled by Jo. Tempest : Commonplace book c.1640-1650.
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Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2006.
Physical Description
1 volume (286 ff.).
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AMDigital Reference:Lt q 9
Nothing is known of the compiler of this commonplace book. The inside of the front board is inscribed "G. A. Farsyde Fylingdales nr Whitby Y[ks?] 1825 [altered to 1826]. These M.S. were found amongst the papers of my Uncle Watson Farsyde"
Reproduction of: Commonplace book compiled by Jo. Tempest, c.1640-1650.
Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
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Summary
Contains 36 pieces of English verse, five being signed or initialled by Tempest; a few pieces of Latin verse; London sermons etc. from various sources; three extracts from speeches before parliament from 1628; an extract from Francis Bacon, "The advancement and proficience of learning", and one from Lewis Roberts, "The merchants map of commerce", 1638; business and legal forms of oath and other documents, apparently drawn up or copied by an apprentice to Rowland and George Wynne or Winne of London; recipes and receipts, and tables. A loose leaf of recipes is pasted onto f."267" [280]. References in the text point to the Company of Merchant Adventurers. Some Yorkshire names and wool trade references
Variant and related titles
Literary manuscripts Leeds collection.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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December 21, 2021
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