Manuscript of ‘Leycester`s Commonwealth’, an attack on the Earl of Leicester, here given the title: `The coppie of a l[etter] written by a M[?] of Artes Cambr[idge] to his freind in London concerning some talke past of late … about the presente State and some proceedings of the Earle of Leycester and his freindes in Englande`.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.3.10
Scope and Contents
The author was probably Sir Charles Arundell (see Leo Hicks in ‘Studies’ xlvi, pages 99-103), but the work has also been attributed to Robert Persons and Thomas Morgan. It is followed here by `A godly and Proffitable Meditacion of the 20th chapter of Job` (folio 71 verso).
The manuscript has been badly damaged and most of folios 46-57 is missing. The names John Corsonne, Richard Corsonne and Thomas Miles occur in the margins, and a note on the titlepage reads `John corsonne write the same`.
Dates
- Creation: Late 16th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 72 folios. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Bibliography
‘Leycester`s Commonwealth’ was first published at Paris or Rouen in 1584.
Hicks, Leo. ‘Studies’ xlvi (1967), pages 99-103.
Hicks, Leo. ‘Studies’ xlvi (1967), pages 99-103.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 08 05 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk