Details

Subjects:

Spira, Francesco, -1548.
Anti-Catholicism -- England.
Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Early works to 1800.
Anti-Catholicism.
Palatinate (Germany) -- History -- Frederick V, 1610-1623.
England.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Polemics.
Tracts (documents)
Manuscripts, English.
Manuscripts, European.

Summary:

A bound collection of three 17th-century English protestant polemical and religious works, with a fourth religious work added in the 18th century. The first work is Nathaniel Bacon's Fearefull estate of Francis Spira, first published in 1638; the second is Happiness reveal'd, a religious tract first published in 1752 and written on the blank pages between the first and third works and continuing on the margins of the third and fourth works; the third is an untitled treatise on Song of Solomon 5.6-7 in a 17th-century hand; and the fourth, which comprises nearly half the volume, is A briefe information of the affaires of the Palatinate, published in 1624 and attributed to Thomas Scott after appearing in his collected works published later that year.

Contents:

1. f.2r-35r: A relation concerning Frauncis Spyra, his abjuration of the Christian faith att Venice in the year of our Lord 1554 / [Nathaniel Bacon].
2. f.35v-68r: Happiness reveal'd : or reflections on death, the Resurrection, the Day of Judgment and eternity.
3. f.40r-58v: [Treatise on Song of Solomon 5.6-7].
4. f.59r-109r: A breif information of ye affaires of ye Palatinate wch consists of foure principall heads / [Thomas Scott?].

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title for volume from title page for predominant component work (f. 59r).
Foliation: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 110 + i (contemporary paper); second work paginated (1-10, beginning at f. 35v, upper left corners) then foliated (11-36, upper left recto); [1-110], modern pencil foliation, lower right recto.
Layout: First and third works written in 21 lines; fourth work written in 19-21 lines; margins ruled in red ink, now faded; catchwords at bottom right corner of each page for first, third, and fourth works.
Script: First and third works written in same 17th-century cursive hand; fourth work written in a second 17th-century cursive hand; second work in an 18th-century cursive hand.
Binding: Contemporary 17th-century English calf, covers with gilt ornament (rebacked, preserving some of original spine).
Origin: Written in England, ca. 1634-1799.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Joseph Hunton, Maye the 3 1634 (note, f. 1r).
Sold by Christopher Edwards (Berkshire, England), 2007.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1064

Contributor:

Bacon, Nathaniel, 1593-1660.
Hunton, Joseph, -1828, former owner.

Contains:

Relation of the fearefull estate of Francis Spira.
Briefe information of the affaires of the Palatinate.

OCLC:

166481132