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The sacred historie conteined in the First Boocke of Moses called Genesis ... March 10, 1669 : Manuscript book 1669-1670.
Literary Manuscripts Leeds: Sources from The Brotherton Library, University of Leeds Available online
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- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Roper, Mary, author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (232 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2006.
- Summary:
- F.1v: "A prayer"; pp.2-220: "Meditations upon the glorious majestie of the holy God"; pp.221-26: "The sacred historie: meditations of Gods provedentiall dispensations towards the children of men, out of the 107 Psalme"; pp.227-32 "The sacred historie: I will conclude with the eight psalme, that psalme of praise which magnifieth God for his glorious majestie and for his wonderfull love to man"
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:Lt q 2
- "The sacred historie" is tentatively ascribed to a Mary Roper of the Roper family of Kent in "Early Modern Women's Manuscript Poetry", ed. Jill Seal Millman and Gillian Wright (2005), p.155. Manuscript book in a single hand, devoted entirely to "The sacred historie" and associated pieces; probably autograph. Selections from the poem (and a facsimile page) are printed in "Early Modern Women's Manuscript Poetry", pp. 153-68
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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