Copy of ‘Table Talk: The Discourse of John Selden Esq., or his sense of various matters of weight and high consequence, Relating especially to Religion and State.’
Scope and Contents
The first edition of this work appeared in 1689, 35 years after Selden`s death and 9 years after the death of Richard Milward who had collected the material for the work and arranged it for publication. Milward was Rector of Great Braxted in Essex from 1643 and had also acted as Secretary to Selden for twenty years.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (124 folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the Advocates’ Library at the sale of Sir Robert Sibbald`s Library in 1723.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilms available:
Mf.Sec.MSS.572 (poor quality);
Mf.Sec.MSS.700 (manuscript may not have been filmed in full).
Bibliography
See also the edition by Frederick Pollock (London, 1927), page xiii.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 25 05 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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