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Autograph manuscript book containing religious meditations and effusions in prose and verse, compiled by Castilian Morris
Morris, Castilian
1692-1697
The text includes some 85 prose meditations, prayers and paraphrases of scripture, 64 acrostic poems and a verse paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer (f.136r). The prayers on f.112v have emblematic illustr...
Title: Death
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: [C. Morris]
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Death, reflecting on its
inevitablity and unpredictability. Between verse and prose
dated 1695.
Title: Two
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Two, praising God. At end, "post
meridiem eodem die". Between prose and verse dated 1695.
Title: [unknown]
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Confession, confessing his sins
and praying for purification and salvation through Christ.
Between prose and verse dated 1695.
Title: [unknown]
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Omega, praising God and
requesting his love. Between prose and verse dated 1695.
Repeated later in the MS.
Title: One
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word One, requesting God's help to
enable him to praise his name continually. Between prose and
verse dated 1695.
Title: [unknown]
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Repentance, repenting of his sins
and praying for salvation through Christ. Between prose and
verse dated 1695. Final two lines repeated later in the MS.
Title: Eleaven
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Eleaven, i.e. Eleven, requesting
God to accept his attempts at praise. Between prose and verse
dated 1695. Repeated three times later in the MS.
Title: Seaven
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: C. Morris
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Seaven, i.e. Seven, expressing
praise of and thanksgiving to God. At end, "Except the merits
of thy dear son my ever blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ",
followed by two verse lines (see BCMSV 2438) and the date "13
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Title: Guilty
Author: Morris, Castilian
Attribution: [C. Morris]
Date(s): 1695
Manuscript: Lt 56
Contents: Religious acrostic on the word Guilty, acknowledging sins but
requesting mercy and the opportunity for salvation. At end, "O
Lord hear O Lord pardon O Lord forget O Lord forgive O Lord have
mercy and doe". Between prose and verse dated 1695. Repeated
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