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Brotherton Collection	3
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse	3

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sermons	3
english poetry	3
commonplace-books	2

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Fisher, William (1716-1719)	1
Beetham, John	1

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BC MS Lt 31

Commonplace book of English verse, prose (mainly sermons), and miscellaneous information, compiled by John Beetham

c.1670-1690

As well as the verse, separately indexed, the volume contains ff.1-2: signatures; ff.3v-8v: family records, also "bullings"; ff.11-29: sermons (one by Ainsworth); ff.30-40r: arithmetical tables, remed...

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BC MS Lt 4

The grand controversie of the time, touching political government and laws, summarily stated, in way of question and answer. Together with its application, shewing whose is the inheritance. [Anon.] Whereunto is added [anon.] A solemn triumph in meeter (Beams of divine love arising upon Zion, as it were the king shewing himself thorow the lattess: an eclogue, being a mutuall congratulatory dialogue of immense love between the holy and precious Lord Jesus, adored, and the Spouse, his beloved, with his dignity adorned.

c.1701-1725

In two sections, comprising (1) Prose treatise "The grand controversie of the time", followed (p.26) by "Beams of divine love arising upon Zion", a poem in the form of a dialogue between Christ and th...

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BC MS Lt 57

Commonplace book of English and Latin prose notes, anecdotes, sermon extracts, etc.

c. 1655

Contents consist largely of anecdotes, jokes and aphorisms; theological and scriptural notes; extracts from sermons (including one delivered at Oxford by William Chillingworth, beginning f.52v) and fr...