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[16 Italian documents from the Venetian authorities to the Ponentine community in Venice, 1589-1659 (originals and copies), with alphabetical thumb index].
[1589–1659]
Title derived from Roth, "Catalogue", in Alexander Marx: Jubilee Volume, vol. 1 (New York, 1950), no. 212. Variant titles: Comandamedos de diversos magistrados. Teʿudot ʿal ha-ḳehilah ha-Sefar...
Title: The fate of authors
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Arguing that long-term literary fame depends upon genius, not merely upon initial popularity; translation of Martial, "Epigrams", VI.61
Title: The vanity of authority
Author: Oldham, John
Date(s): 1683 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Lines suggesting that even those in the highest positions of power can be slaves to their passions. Extract from an 'imitation' of Boileau's Satire 8 by John Oldham.
Of the authority of councils, and the Rule of faith
Hutchinson, C; Clagett, William (1646-1688); Woodhead, Abraham (1609-1678); Walker, Obadiah (1616-1699)
1687
The "answer", by William Clagett, was in reply to "Church government. Part V. A relation of the English Reformation", which is which is variously ascribed to Abraham Woodhead and Obadiah Walker. Inc...
A letter from the author of the Argument against a standing army, to the author of the Ballancing letter
Trenchard, John (1662-1723)
Printed in the year 1697
Author of the Argument... = John Trenchard (Wing(2)). - Addressed to John Somers who is the author of the Ballancing letter, 1697 (OCLC).
Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne : in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors, and an account of the author's life (v.1)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1685-1686
Title page of v. 2 reads: Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors / new rendred into English by Charles Cotton... (imprint dat...
Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne : in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors, and an account of the author's life (v.2)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1685-1686
Title page of v. 2 reads: Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors / new rendred into English by Charles Cotton... (imprint dat...
Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne : in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors, and an account of the author's life (v.3)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1685-1686
Title page of v. 2 reads: Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors / new rendred into English by Charles Cotton... (imprint dat...
Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne : in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors, and an account of the author's life (v.1)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1685-1686
Title page of v. 2 reads: Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors / new rendred into English by Charles Cotton... (imprint dat...
Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne : in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors, and an account of the author's life (v.2)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1685-1686
Title page of v. 2 reads: Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors / new rendred into English by Charles Cotton... (imprint dat...
Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne : in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors, and an account of the author's life (v.3)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1685-1686
Title page of v. 2 reads: Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, in three books : with marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors / new rendred into English by Charles Cotton... (imprint dat...
Title: On the supposed author of a late poem, in defence of satyr
Author: Wilmot, John; Earl of Rochester
Date(s): 1676 or 1677 ?
Manuscript: Lt 54
Contents: Satirical ridicule of Sir Carr Scroope, author of "In defence of satire" (for
which in this MS see BCMSV 330). Followed by Scroope's answer, BCMSV 373