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The historie of fortune
Title
The historie of fortune, [ca. 1679].
Physical Description
1 v. (236 p.) ; 19 x 15 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Includes a table of contents.
The title page indicates that the manuscript was "written in the time of Oliver Cromwell."
Tipped in on p. 97: a six-line poem about the fire of London in 1666, indicating it should be inserted after the mention of that fire on p. 97.
Tipped in on p. 179: a comment about the "barbarous" murder of Charles I.
Note inside front cover indicates this manuscript is from the library of Robert Browning, with a few notes in his hand, including the comment "A most dolorous book!" on flyleaf.
Binding: paper-covered boards.
In English.
Provenance
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Summary
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of empires, cities, and people who have come to misfortune. Chapter headings include "Of the destruction of many cities," "Of those who have been slain by their own Alliance," "Of Princes who have been reduc'd to shamefull Poverty," and "Of the miseries which have hap'ned to Lady's who were considerable for their virtue." Short poems appear throughout the text.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
The Historie of Fortune. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
The Historie of Fortune. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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