John Milton
Verse
First published in
Formerly preserved pasted in an exemplum of
This MS collated in Columbia. Recorded in Darbishire and in Carey & Fowler. Complete facsimile in Illinois, I, 457-62. Facsimile examples in Sotheby,
First published in
Copy, headed
Indexes, in contemporary vellum.
Compiled by an Oxford University man, possibly a member of St John's College.
c.1634-43. A receipt (f. 104r) by John Weston recording payment from his brother Ed: Weston
, 3 May 1714. The name John Saunders
inscribed on the final leaf.
This MS collated in Columbia and in Darbishire; also in William R. Parker,
Copy, headed
Compiled and largely written by William Fulman (1632-88), Oxford antiquary.
Mid-17th century.This MS discussed in Shawcross,
Copy of a 26-line version, headed
Later in the libraries (with bookplates) of the book collector Richard Heber (1774-1833); of the bibliographer and antiquary Joseph Haslewood (1769-1833); of the biographer and literary editor Alexander Chalmers (1759-1834); and of the antiquary Edward King (1795-1837), Viscount Kingsborough (his sale by Charles Sharpe in Dublin, 1 November 1842, lot 577).
This MS collated in Darbishire; also in G. Blakemore Evans,
Copy, here arranged as lines 1-12, 27-8, 13-14, 21-4, 29-34, headed Jo: Milton
.
The name of the possible compiler John Pike
inscribed on f. 1r: i.e. possibly a member of the Pike family of Cambridge (one John Pike (d.1677) matriculating at Peterhouse in 1662).
Cited in Pike MS
:
This MS collated in Shawcross,
First published in
Three autograph drafts: the first, headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated in Columbia, in Daribishire, and in Carey & Fowler. A complete facsimile in
Copied or owned by Peter Sterry (1613-72), theologian, Fellow of Emmanuel College from 1636.
Mid-17th century.First published in
An early autograph academic exercise in Latin verse on the theme of early rising.
Once loosely inserted in Milton's commonplace book (
First recorded in HMC, 6th Report (1877), Appendix, p. 320. Discussed, with a facsimile example, in Hugh C.H. Candy,
For the kind of exercise at St Paul's School represented in this MS, see the discussion in Donald Lemen Clark,
Edited (from the early British Library photograph of the MS) in Columbia, in Darbishire, and in Carey & Fowler. Discussed with a facsimile example in Hugh C. Candy,
First published in
An early autograph academic exercise in Latin verse, on the theme of early rising.
Once loosely inserted in Milton's commonplace book (
First recorded in HMC, 6th Report (1877), Appendix, p. 320. Discussed, with a facsimile example, in Hugh C.H. Candy,
For the kind of exercise at St Paul's School represented in this MS, see the discussion in Donald Lemen Clark,
Edited from this MS in Horwood and (from the early British Library photograph of it) in Columbia, in Darbishire, and in Carey & Fowler. Facsimile also in
First published in
Copy, headed 1633
] and subscribed Jo Milton of Chr: Coll Cambr.
Including 22 poems (plus two of doubtful authorship) by Carew, 13 poems by King, and 24 poems (plus one of doubtful authorship) by Strode, and probably associated with Christ Church, Oxford.
c.1633.Inscribed names including (f. 93v, in court hand) ffrancis Baskeruile
: i.e. probably the Francis Baskerville who married Margaret Glanvill in 1635 and was in 1640 MP for Marlborough, Wiltshire. Other scribbling including (f. 1r) accounts referring to Wanborough, Wiltshire; (f. 9v) Elizabeth White
; (f. 54v) William Walrond his booke 1663
; (f. 92r) accounts dated 1658; and (f. 94r) John Wallrond
. Later owned by Sir Hans Sloane, Bt (1660-1753), physician and collector.
Recorded in Baskerville MS
:
This MS collated by editors; discussed in William R. Parker,
Copy.
Compiled by Colonel Gabriel Lepipre, being the 4th Vol
. of his compilations.
Donated in 1938 by F.F. Madan.
First published in
Autograph of two lines drafted on the back of a letter to Milton by Henry Lawes written probably in April 1638.
This MS probably given to Viscount Preston by Daniel Skinner, his former schoolfellow at Westminster School; Milton's Commonplace Book (
Edited from this MS in Horwood, in Columbia, and in Carey & Fowler.
See
First published in
Copy or extracts.
Maggs's sale catalogue No. 536 (1930), item 1310.
First published in
Copy of part of the poem.
Bookplate of Jos. Coltman
. Acquired on 8 August 1980 from Richard Hatchwell.
Copy or extracts.
Maggs's sale catalogue No. 536 (1930), item 1310.
First published, among
Autograph draft, with revisions, beginning with untitled drafts of lines 1-14, 142-50 (deleted), 142-50 (again) and 58-63 (marked to be inserted in the later text), then a text of the whole poem headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated in Columbia and in Darbishire, and selectively in Carey & Fowler. Facsimiles in
On pages taken from an exemplum of the first printed edition, now re-mounted in an imperfect exemplum of
These corrections collated in Columbia (XVIII, 640) and in Darbishire. Facsimile examples in Sotheby,
In an exemplum of
Formally MS Add. 154.
Facsimile in
Scrap of proof-sheet of the text of
Facsimile of this fragment in Illinois, I, 346, and in
William H. Robinson's sale catalogues No. 65 (1938), item 80, with a facsimile of an opening (but not showing MS corrections), and No. 73 (1941), item 313, with a facsimile of the title-page.
The MS corrections
were compared in 1938 with those in
doaltered to
use), in a printed exemplum of
Sotheby's, New York, 1 May 1990 (H. Bradley Martin sale), lot 3053. Quaritch's sale catalogue No. 1132 (December 1990), item 68.
Copy of a Latin translation.
Probably collected by Dr Samuel Knight (1677/8-1746), clergyman and antiquary.
Copy of a Latin translation, in a predominantly italic hand, headed
Among the collections of Thomas Tenison (1636-1715), Archbishop of Canterbury.
Recorded in Shawcross,
See
First published in
Copy, transcribed from the printed text of 1645, subscribed Jo Miltons. poëms. p. 1.
.
Compiled (and ff. 2-39 written) by William Sancroft (1617-93), Archbishop Canterbury; the rest in other hands.
Mid-17th century.This MS recorded in
First published in
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, with revisions, headed to come in as directed in the leafe before
.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated in Columbia; in Darbishire; and in Carey & Fowler. Facsimile in
First published in
Copy, headed
Compiled by University or Inns of Court men.
The extracted fols 7, 8 and 54 are now
Inscribed (f. [104v] Thomas White His Book May ye 20 Anno Domine 1691
. Later owned by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps and in his library at Warwick Castle. Formerly Folger MS 1.21.
This MS collated in Darbishire; also in G. Blakemore Evans,
First published in
Autograph fair copy, original heading
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated in Columbia, in Darbishire, and in Carey & Fowler. Facsimile in
Copy of an early version, headed
Collected, and partly written, by Elias Ashmole (1617-92), astrologer and antiquary.
Betagraph of the watermark in f. 29 in Ted-Larry Pebworth,
This MS collated in Darbishire.
First published in London, 1667. Columbia, II. Darbishire I. Carey & Fowler, pp. 417-1060.
See also
Bearing on the verso of the first leaf the imprimatur of Thomas Tomkyns, a chaplain of Archbishop Sheldon; also signed by Richard Royston, Warden of the Stationers' Company, and by the Clerk of the Company, George Tokefield.
Accompanied by (
Subsequently owned by the publisher Jacob Tonson (1656?-1736), who purchased the copyright of the poem. Sold by Henry Clinton Baker of Bayfordbury at Sotheby's, 25 January 1904 (separate catalogue), to Baker.
This MS first recorded in T. Newton's edition of
This MS recorded in Shawcross,
MS of a translation of
Copy of Eve's speech, Book IV, lines 641-58, beginning
Hodgson's, 31 March 1967, in lot 512.
Extracts.
Including items once owned by Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725), Yorkshire antiquary and topographer. Collected by Thomas Birch (1705-66), biographer and historian.
Presumably from item 47 among the folio MSS recorded in Thoresby's
Extracts.
Volume XVIII of papers of the families of Browne, Mariett and West, of the manor of Alscot, in Preston-on-Stour, Gloucestershire.
Portions once owned by Henry Jackson (1586-1662), Hooker's first editor; by Anthony Wood (1632-95), Oxford antiquary; by Thomas Coxeter (1689-1747); and probably by James West, FRS, FSA, MP (1703-72), politician and antiquary.
Extracts from
Volume VI of the Kennett Papers.
c.1700.Extracts.
Formerly P7455M1 [1712?] Bound.
First published in
Copy, transcribed from the printed text of 1645, subscribed Milton. poëms. p. 13. (done at 15 years old
.
Compiled (and ff. 2-39 written) by William Sancroft (1617-93), Archbishop Canterbury; the rest in other hands.
Mid-17th century.This MS recorded in
First published in
Autograph fair copy, untitled, contained in Milton's first draft of a letter to a friend (
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
Edited from this MS in Columbia, XII, 322. Collated in Darbishire and in Carey & Fowler. Facsimiles in
First published in
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, the original heading 1642
also added probably by Milton and deleted.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by Editors. Facsimile in
First published in
Autograph draft, with revisions, untitled.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
First published in
Autograph draft, with revisions, headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
First published in
Autograph rough draft, with extensive revisions, untitled but numbered 12
. Variously dated 1645-1653.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, untitled but numbered 12
.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
First published in
Autograph draft, with revisions, headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, originally untitled but numbered 11
, subsequently headed in the hand of Jeremie Picard
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated in Columbia and in Darbishire. Facsimile in
First published, as
Autograph rough draft, with revisions, crossed out, headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
Autograph fair copy, headed afterwards in the hand of an amanuensis
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
First published in
Autograph rough draft, extensively revised and crossed out, with the deleted heading
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
Autograph fair copy, with revisions, untitled but numbered 14
.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, untitled but numbered 14
.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
First published, as
Autograph draft, numbered 15
, with the deleted heading on ye forcers of Conscience to come in heer turn over the leafe
.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
Edited from this MS in Columbia; in Darbishire; and in Carey & Fowler. Facsimile in
First published, as
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, with revisions, numbered 16
and with the deleted heading
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
Edited from this MS in Columbia; in Darbishire; and in Carey & Fowler. Facsimile in
First published, and dated 3 July 1652, in G. Sikes,
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis, with revisions, numbered 17
and with the deleted heading
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
Edited from this MS in Columbia and in Darbishire. Collated in Carey & Fowler. Facsimile in
Copy by William Grays.
First published in
Copy of lines 5-14 (beginning
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated in Columbia and in Darbishire. Discussed in Carey & Fowler. Facsimiles in
First published, as
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis (Cyriack Skinner), with revisions, untitled but numbered 22
.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
Edited from this MS in Columbia; in Darbishire; and in Carey & Fowler. Facsimiles in
First published in
Copy, in the hand of an amanuensis (Jeremie Picard), untitled but numbered 23
.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated in Columbia and in Darbishire. Facsimiles in
See
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First published in
Autograph fair copy.
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
Prose
See
First published, in an English translation, as
Almost certainly by Milton, but doubts about the authorship raised by William B. Hunter have led to considerable controversy. See, inter alia, William B. Hunter,
MS of the complete but probably unfinished work on 380 quarto leaves (pp. 1-182 of larger size than the rest), comprising 745 pages (erroneously paginated 1-735), some mutilated at edges; pp. 1-196, a fair copy of the first fourteen chapters, in one hand, that of Daniel Skinner (being almost certainly a recopying of an earlier transcript by Jeremie Picard); pp. 197-735, bearing extensive alterations and rewriting, in a second hand, that of Jeremie Picard (evidently the original copier of the whole work), but for pp. 183-96, 308, 571-4, which are entirely in Daniel Skinner's hand, with numerous recopying (of less legible portions of Picard's MS) in Skinner's hand elsewhere, sometimes on pasted-on slips in the margin (most notably on pp. 206, 222, 235, 247, 281-2, 304, 311, 328, 350, 353, 362, 381, 411, 461A, 472, 475, 486-7, 490, 506, 552, 559, 596, 617, 642, 686 [verso], 703), with additions probably in several other hands throughout; Picard's portion probably written earlier (post 1659) and Skinner's after Milton's death; the prologue (pp. 1-6) headed with a dedication to the Christian church throughout the World ([IO]ANNES MILTONVS Anglus Vniversis Christi Eccleijs...
); the work headed before the first chapter (p. 7)
Daniel Skinner made an abortive attempt to publish this work through Elzevir in 1675, after which his father handed this MS over to Sir Joseph Williamson, Secretary of State (together with the Skinner MS
of state papers: see Introduction); it was discovered in 1823 by Robert Lemon, Deputy Keeper of the Public Records.
Edited from this MS (in translation) in Sumner, with a facsimile of the first page of Chapter I as frontispiece; collated in Columbia. Discussed in Sotheby,
A version of this first published as
This MS represents text excluded from Milton's
Bookplate of Thomas Mostyn 1744 (No [98 deleted] 81
) and derived from the library of Sir Roger Mostyn, first Baronet (1625?-90), of Mostyn Hall, near Hollywell, Flintshire, Wales. Sotheby's, 13 July 1920 (Mostyn sale), lot 82, and 11 December 1922, lot 129.
Edited from this MS in Columbia and in Yale. Recorded in presented with a Copy of the unlicens'd Papers of his History
(see Columbia, XVIII, 378).
First published in London, 1649. Columbia, V, 63-309. Yale, III, 335-601.
Copy, probably transcribed from a printed source.
This MS recorded in
Donated by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-89), literary scholar and book collector. Possibly the quarto MS sold by Lewis, 18 July 1851, lot 62, and by Puttick & Simpson, 7 June 1852, lot 203.
First published in London, 1670-71.
See also
Extracts, in French, untitled, subscribed Milton Cronicle of Engl
.
Notes taken out of Milton concerning ye History of England, 41 duodecimo leaves, in modern cloth gilt. Mid-late 17th century.
Extracts, headed
Owned, and possibly compiled in part, by John Branthwaite (1643-95), rector of Harrington, Cumberland. (his deleted inscription on p. 1 rev.). Inscribed on a flyleaf A. G. Osaph from C W Corrie 2 Nov. 1904
.
First published in Amsterdam
[London], 1698). Columbia, VI, 101-6. Yale, VII, 322-33.
Copy of an early version, untitled, subscribed J. M.
, dated Octob. 20th. 1659
.
The first 79 pages in a single mixed hand; pp. 1-19 comprising political tracts; pp. 19-79 devoted to material relating to Milton; pp. 150
-144 and 154 containing a few legal notes in Latin and a list of English Phrases derivd from ye Latine tongue. &c:
in another hand, with other notes chiefly at the reverse end in later hands c.1703.
Owned by, and with later entries in the hand of, Bernard Gardiner (1668-1726), Warden of All Souls College, Oxford. Later owned and inscribed by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt (1792-1872), book and manuscript collector: Phillipps MS 3993. Sotheby's, 27 June 1919, lot 819, and 1 June 1921, lot 1003.
Cited in doubtfully
by Milton. Iin fact there is no evidence that they have any connection with him unless, perchance, they were among the general state papers to which he had access. The MS also described in
Edited from this MS in Yale, Collated in Columbia, XVIII, 644-5.
First published in
An early autograph academic exercise (sometimes mistakenly referred to as a Prolusio), in Latin prose, on the theme of early rising.
Once loosely inserted in Milton's commonplace book (
First recorded in HMC, 6th Report (1877), Appendix, p. 320. Discussed, with a facsimile example, in Hugh C.H. Candy,
For the kind of exercise at St Paul's School represented in this MS, see the discussion in Donald Lemen Clark,
Edited from this MS in Horwood and (from the British Library photograph of it) in Columbia and in Yale.
First published in London, 1641. Columbia, III, Part 1, 81-104. Yale, I, 618-52.
Copy, in a single mixed hand, transcribed from the printed edition of 1641, on eleven quarto leaves. Mid-late 17th century.
Owned in September 1836 by David Laing.
This MS recorded in Shawcross,
See
First published in London, 1651. Columbia, vol. VII. English translation only in Yale, IV, Part 1, 285-537.
Copy, neatly transcribed in black and red ink from the first edition, on the first 245 pages.
This MS recorded in Columbia, XVIII, 557;
Copy, neatly transcribed from a printed source.
Once owned by one H. Dixon and, in London on 24 August 1750, by Chr[istopher] Frid[erick] Temler.
This MS recorded in Columbia, XVIII, 557. Shawcross,
Extracts
Inscribed, and evidently compiled, by Sir Henry Oxinden (1609-70), of Barham, Kent.
c.1642-70.Inscribed Lee Warly. Canterbury. 1764
. Booklabel of Henry Huth (1815-78), book collector.
See
First published in Columbia, XVIII (1938), 3-7. Yale, I, 334-9.
Copy, subscribed J. M.
The first 79 pages in a single mixed hand; pp. 1-19 comprising political tracts; pp. 19-79 devoted to material relating to Milton; pp. 150
-144 and 154 containing a few legal notes in Latin and a list of English Phrases derivd from ye Latine tongue. &c:
in another hand, with other notes chiefly at the reverse end in later hands c.1703.
Owned by, and with later entries in the hand of, Bernard Gardiner (1668-1726), Warden of All Souls College, Oxford. Later owned and inscribed by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt (1792-1872), book and manuscript collector: Phillipps MS 3993. Sotheby's, 27 June 1919, lot 819, and 1 June 1921, lot 1003.
Cited in doubtfully
by Milton. Iin fact there is no evidence that they have any connection with him unless, perchance, they were among the general state papers to which he had access. The MS also described in
Edited from this MS in Columbia and in Yale.
First published in London, 1660. Second (revis'd and augmented
) edition published in London 1660, and reprinted in Amsterdam
[London], 1698). Columbia, VI, 107-49. Yale, VII, 340-463.
Manuscript, very neatly written 12mo. pp. 113...most probably that revised copy [by the Author in the 1698 folio edition of Milton's Prose Tracts], in the hand, it may be, of Elwood (Milton's amanuensis), or of D. Baker, whose name is on the fly-leaf, with the date of 1683.
Thomas Thorpe's sale catalogue
See
Dramatic Works
First published in
Autograph draft, perhaps transcribed from an earlier draft, the pages mutilated, headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
This MS collated by editors. Facsimile in
First published, as
Autograph draft, possibly transcribed from an earlier draft, with extensive revisions, headed
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
Edited from this MS, with detailed discussion, in Sprott. Collated in Columbia; in Darbishire; and in Carey & Fowler. A complete facsimile in
An autograph quotation by Milton from
Formerly Sumner 84 (Lobby XI.3.43).
In an accomplished scribal hand, adopting a variant style for stage directions, on 37 quarto pages of text: entitled chiefe persons in the reprsenta
; the text annotated throughout in a lighter-coloured ink, probably in a different hand, with abbreviated names of speakers; the title-page later subscribed in the hand of Thomas Egerton, Lord Brackley (later second Earl of Bridgewater),
The MS evidently made for the Earl of Bridgewater (and retained among the Egerton family papers).
Edited from this MS in Henry Todd's edition of
Collated in
Copy of five songs in the masque (lines 976-99, 230-43, 859-66, 958-75, 1012-23), in musical settings by Henry Lawes, the lyrics in a cursive italic hand, headed
According to a note by W. Kitchiner, later owned by Dr Arnold; bought at his sale by Mr Bartleman, and then bought at his sale in February 1822 by Kitchiner. Bookplate of Robert Smith. Bought from Thomas Rodd, bookseller, 18 December 1838.
Edited from this MS in Sprott and in Andrew J. Sabol,
Copy of five songs in the masque (lines 976-99, 230-43, 859-66, 958-75, 1012-23) in musical settings by Henry Lawes, headed
Comprising over 300 songs and musical dialogues by Lawes, probably written over an extended period (c.1626-62) in preparation for his eventual publications, including settings of 38 poems by Carew, fourteen poems by or attributed to Herrick, and fifteen by Waller.
Mid-17th century.Bookplates of William Gostling (1696-1777), antiquary and topographer; of Robert Smith, of 3 St Paul's Churchyard; and of Stephen Groombridge, FRS (1755-1832), astronomer. Later owned, until 1966, by Miss Naomi D. Church, of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Formerly British Library Loan MS 35.
Recorded in Henry Lawes MS
:
Edited from this MS in Visiak (the songs ed. Hubert J. Foss) and in Sprott. Facsimile examples in McClung Evans, p. 103; in Willetts, Plate XXI; and in
Copy, transcribed from a printed source.
Later in the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt (1792-1872), book and manuscript collector: Phillipps MS 22199. Sotheby's, 17 June 1908 (Phillipps sale), lot 543.
The MS corrections could conceivably be in Milton's hand (granted an atypical large epsilon e in the word contemptu[ous]
on p. 27), but are not substantial enough for certain identification.
Once belonging to the Egerton family, Earls of Bridgewater. Formerly in the Pforzheimer Library, New York.
This item discussed, with facsimile examples, in E.V. Unger and W.A. Jackson,
Copy, transcribed from the text in Anno Domi: 1658
.
This MS recorded in Shawcross,
Copy of the song
Hodgson's, 31 March 1967, in lot 512.
See
First published in London, 1671. Columbia, I, Part 2, 330-99. Darbishire, II, 59-109. Carey & Fowler, pp. 330-402.
corrections, embodying a variant version of at least lines 1532-3, alleged improbably to bear corrections in (the blind) Milton's own hand.
Sotheby's, 11-14 December 1865, lot 702.
Late 17th century?Recorded in recently
discussed in the
Partly autograph commonplace book compiled by Milton, comprising a series of notes, extracts and quotations, in Latin and English, drawn from about 110 works by some 92 authors, arranged under a series of headings and classified in three main sections (according to the subjects of ethics, economics and politics) and also including many notes on marriage and divorce; the volume originally comprising 126 folio leaves, paginated 1-250 (including 136 blanks), and an unnumbered table, but now lacking (blank) pages 33-6, 83-93, 207-8, 225-8, 231-4, as well as the lower halves of pp. 1-14, which have been excised; 71 pages containing entries in Milton's own hand; the remained in the hands of five or six amanuenses, including Edward Phllips (on p. 197), Jeremie Picard (on pp. 188, 195), the scribe responsible for Book I of
This MS probably given to Viscount Preston by Daniel Skinner, his former schoolfellow at Westminster School; Milton's Commonplace Book (
Complete text edited by Alfred J. Horwood, with unfolding facsimile examples, in
Autograph notes on themes for projected tragedies, including
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
Edited from this MS, as
Letters
Two autograph drafts of a letter by Milton to an unnamed friend (speculatively identified as his tutor Thomas Young), the first including
The papers were arranged in their present form in 1736 by Charles Mason and Thomas Clarke, Fellows of Trinity College. The MS cannot be dated precisely, but has been traditionally thought to begin in 1632, though it has been argued that it may date later, with earlier work transcribed not before 1637. Milton's autograph contributions end probably in 1652, with additions in other hands continuing probably until the late 1650's (when Picard was known to be associated with Milton: see further below).
c.1630s-[70s?].This MS possibly among the MSS given to Trinity College in 1691 by Sir Henry Newton Puckering (though not recorded in the 1697 catalogue of that collection), but it might instead derive from Daniel Skinner, who owned some of Milton's papers; who was a B.A. and minor fellow of the College in 1674 and became a major fellow in 1679.
Cited by editors as the Trinity MS
. A complete facsimile, with transcript, in
Discussed in Edmund Gosse,
edited in Columbia, XII, 320-5, and in Yale, I, 318-21.
Edited, with the date given as 30 March 1639, in
21[i.e. 20] April 1647. 1647.
Evans's [i.e. Sotheby's] 13 February 1833 (Anderdon sale), lot 369. William Pickering's
Edited in
Recorded, and edited in translation, in Yale, V, Part 2, 478 (State Papers No. 1). Shawcross,
Facsimile in Miller, p. 96. Edited in Columbia, XII, 348-51;
Facsimile in Miller, p. 122. Edited in Columbia, XII, 352-5, and in
Facsimile in Miller, p. 132. Edited in Columbia, XII, 360-1, and in
Facsimile in Miller, p. 144. Edited in Columbia, XII, 362-5, and in
Facsimile in Miller, p. 160. Edited in Columbia, XII, 368-71, and in
Edited in J. Milton French, A New Letter by John Milton
,
Edited in Columbia, XII, 374-5, and in
Facsimiles in
Edited in Columbia, XII, 329-30; in
A series of 156 letters of state probably written by Milton, chiefly in Latin, some in English, dating from 1649 to 1659.
The first 79 pages in a single mixed hand; pp. 1-19 comprising political tracts; pp. 19-79 devoted to material relating to Milton; pp. 150
-144 and 154 containing a few legal notes in Latin and a list of English Phrases derivd from ye Latine tongue. &c:
in another hand, with other notes chiefly at the reverse end in later hands c.1703.
Owned by, and with later entries in the hand of, Bernard Gardiner (1668-1726), Warden of All Souls College, Oxford. Later owned and inscribed by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt (1792-1872), book and manuscript collector: Phillipps MS 3993. Sotheby's, 27 June 1919, lot 819, and 1 June 1921, lot 1003.
Cited in doubtfully
by Milton. Iin fact there is no evidence that they have any connection with him unless, perchance, they were among the general state papers to which he had access. The MS also described in
This collection edited in part in
Documents
John Milton Junior) as witness on the post-nuptial settlement of his sister Anne, being a tripartite indenture concerning property to be bequested to Mrs Anne Phillips and her husband Edward Phillips upon the death of the latter's mother Katherine Phillips of Shrewsbury, the
signatureof the elder John Milton here being in the hand of John Hutton, 27 November 1623. 1623.
Sotheby's, 4 June 1908 and 5 June 1918.
Facsimile of the signatures in A.M. Broadley,
Autograph signature (Joannes Milton
), when graduating as B.A., in the University Subscription Book, [January 1628/9].
Facsimiles in Sotheby,
Milton's autograph supplicat for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, c.10 January 1629.
Edited, with a facsimile, in J. Milton French,
Milton's supplicat for the degree of Master of Arts, written on his behalf in an unidentified hand (?Richard Osborne), c.10 January 1632.
Edited, with a facsimile, in J. Milton French,
Autograph signature (Joannes Milton
), when graduating as M.A., in the University Subscription Book, [July 1632].
Facsimiles in Sotheby,
Autograph signature (Joannes Miltonius Anglus
), after an autograph quotation from
Formerly Sumner 84 (Lobby XI.3.43).
This MS quoted in Darbishire, II, 361. Recorded in Columbia, XVIII, 271, and in
A formal copy of the will of Richard Powell which was originally witnessed by Milton (John Milton
), in a stylish rounded hand, on the rectos of three broadsheets, 30 December 1646.
Recorded in Columbia, XVIII, 624. Edited in
[The original letter by Sophia is SP 18/1/54.
1649.Facsimiles in Colonel Sir Henry James,
Facsimile in Sotheby,
Facsimile in Sotheby,
Facsimile in Ann Morton,
Autograph signature (Joannes Miltonius
), after a quotation from the Greek New Testament (2 Cor. xii, 9: meaning in weakness my strength is made perfect
) in another hand, 19/29 November 1651.
Facsimiles in Sotheby,
Joannes Miltonius; a Latin attested
Joannes Miltonius; and an attested copy in English signed
John Milton1652.
Facsimiles in Miller, pp. 247-8, 252-3, 264. Facsimile of the English signature only in Don M. Wolfe,
Receipt of salaries of Milton and other Government officers (the
Facsimile examples in Sotheby,
in weakness my strength is made perfect), and his signature, in the liber amicorum of Johannes Zollikofer, subscribed by Zollikofer
Caecus haec apposuit Celeberr:/Milton:, 26 September 1656. 1656.
Recorded and discussed (but misread) in W. Fischer,
John Miltonon the poet's behalf, 28 February 1656[/7]. 1657.
Edited in Columbia, XVIII, 395-7.
John Miltonon the poet's behalf, [1656/7]. 1657.
Edited in Columbia, XVIII, 395-7. Facsimile of the signature
in
Discussed, with facsimiles of the signature
, in James Holly Hanford,
Milton's faltering post-blindness autograph signature (John Milton
) on a certified affidavit recording payment to him of a £500 debt by Richard Powell, 29 November 1659, written on the verso of Powell's bond to Milton of 11 June 1627.
Discussed, with a complete facsimile, in J. Milton French,
John Miltonand with Milton's seal, Westminster, 5 May 1660. 1660.
Later owned by Samuel Weller Singer, FSA (1783-1858), of Mickleham, literary scholar. Sotheby's, 3 August 1858 (Singer sale), lot 75. In the collection of Richard Monckton Milnes (1809-85), first Baron Houghton, author and politician, and his descendants. Christie's, 29 June 1995, lot 356, with a facsimile in the sale catalogue (unsold).
Sotheby's, 2 August 1820, lot 62 (with other Milton family papers), to Boswell, with a facsimile in the sale catalogue. Sotheby's 3 August 1858 (S. W. Singer sale), lot 75, with a facsimile in the sale catalogue.
Facsimile of the signature
in Sotheby,
John Milton) on his Marriage Licence Allegation declaring his intended third marriage to Elizabeth Minshull, 11 February 1662/3. 1663.
Edited, with a facsimile tracing of the signature, in Masson, VI, 475. Edited in Columbia XVIII, 421. Facsimile in
Formerly Folger MS 960.1.
Edited in Columbia, XVIII, 421-2, and in
Discussed, with a facsimile of the signature
, in Hanford,
Facsimiles in Sotheby,
The hand here is identified by Maurice Kelley as that responsible for an addition on p. 272 of the MS of
Later owned by Dawson Turner, FSA (1775-1858), banker, botanist, and antiquary. Puttick & Simpson's, 6 June 1859 (Turner sale), lot 621, with a facsimile as frontispiece in the sale catalogue.
Facsimiles also in
Exempla of Printed Works by Milton with his Inscriptions or Additions
Comprising exempla of:
Owned in 1693 by Matthew Pilkington, of Stamford.
Facsimile of the inscription in Sotheby,
Comprising exempla of:
A complete facsimile edition of this volume in John Milton,
An exemplum (originally accompanying
Viro vere Egregio Poetæ Eleganti Florido Oratori Acuto Philosopho P. ab Heimbach, I C.and, in a darker ink,
Amico suo I. Milton Auth.c.1645.
Inscribed T. Fanshaw his Book 8br 7o 20th: 1709
. Later in the library of Robert Hoe (1839-1909), New York businessman and book collector. Afterwards in the library of the Rev. Dr Roderick Terry. American Art Association, at the Anderson Galleries, New York, 2-3 May 1934, lot 195, with a facsimile of the presentation inscription in the sale catalogue. Christie's, New York, 6 October 2001 (Abel Berland sale, Part I), also with a facsimile in the sale catalogue.
The inscription printed in Columbia, XVIII, 270, and discussed (as genuine) p. 549. Treated with scepticism in Yale, VIII, I. n.2.
Books from Milton's Library
Jo: Milton pre: 2s.-6d. 1631, and some autograph annotations in the text (notably on pp. 1, 17, 30, 38, 45, 48 and probably 79 and 81) among various notes in other hands. Mid-17th century.
Later owned by James Bindley, FSA (1737-1818), book collector. Evans's (i.e. Sotheby's), 7 December 1818 (Bindley sale, Part I, 2nd day), lot 540, to Triphook.
The annotations (including some not by Milton) edited in Columbia, XVIII, 325-7, and discussed in Maurice Kelley and Samuel D. Atkins,
Facsimiles of the page of memoranda in
Pre: 18s. 1636. J: Milton, and corrections. c.1636.
From Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire.
Facsimile examples in Kelley and Atkins,
Jo: Milto[n] pre: 10d. 1629. Dece[], and with marginal annotations in other hands; bound with exempla of Dante's
Later in the library of Richard Heber (1774-1833), book collector. Sotheby's, 16 March 1857, lot 734, and 18 May 1874 (Sir William Tite sale), lot 2043. Bookplate (dated 1881) of J. Eliot Hodgkin, FSA (1829-1912), of Richmond, Surrey, engineer and book collector.
Discussed, with a facsimile of the inscribed title-page, in Maurice Kelley,
A printed exemplum with (partly eroded) Milton's autograph inscription on the flyleaf, Jo[:] Milton pre:[12]s [6]d 1634
, and numerous autograph annotations in the text among notes in other hands.
Including notes by Joshua Barnes, fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and editor of Euripides in 1694). The initials D S
inscribed twice on a flyleaf apparently by Daniel Skinner.
The annotations edited in Columbia, XVIII, 304-20. Discussed in Maurice Kelley and Samuel D. Atkins,
Jo. Milton pd pre: 5s 1637. c.1637.
Maggs's sale catalogue
Discussed in Harris Fletcher,
Sum ex libris Jo: Miltoni, and his copious marginal annotations. c.1630s.
Also inscribed Nunc Josephi Wells & amicorum pre: 13s. 1634
. Once owned by Francis William Caulfield (1775-1863), second Earl of Charlemont. Sotheby's, 11 August 1865, lot 71. Bookplate of Birket Foster (1825-99), painter and illustrator. Sotheby's, 11 June 1894, lot 38, to Quaritch. Later owned by Adrian Van Sinderen of Brooklyn.
The annotations discussed in Sotheby,
Books Alleged, Doubtfully or Spuriously, to be from Milton's Library
Ex libris Johannis Miltonii.
Possibly owned by Milton the poet, but lacking any sign of his own hand by way of corroboration.
1635.Recorded in
The annotations discussed, and attributed to Milton, by R. Brook Aspland in
Bought at Venyse by Mr ffrancis Gherard For Daniel Oxenbridge & by hym sent to his good Freynd Mr John Milton in London p. ye Golden Lyon Thomas Whiteing Mr ye 19th: June 1643 In Lyvorne. 1843.
The inscription usually treated with scepticism. An argument in its defence in Leo Miller, Oxenbridge
Boiardo Validated
Sotheby's, 23 February 1856, lot 108, to Patrick. In the library of Henry Huth (1815-78), book collector. Sotheby's, 23 November 1911 (Huth sale), lot 1054, with a facsimile example in the sale catalogue. Sotheby's, New York, 11 December 1989, lot 129 (with a detailed account of provenance in the sale catalogue). Also owned by Dr Otto Fisher, of Detroit.
Discussed, with a facsimile example, in Sotheby,
American Art Association, New York, 26 January 1922, lot 35. with a facsimile example in the sale catalogue.
Discussed in Washington Moon,
Recorded in Columbia, XVIII, 578;
Discussed, with facsimile examples, in J. Milton French,
A printed exemplum with Harington's autograph corrections. Allegedly Milton's exemplum.
c.1591-early 17th century.The annotations edited in Columbia, XVIII, 330-6. Discussed in Ralph A. Haug,
Sotheby's, 5 August 1871, lot 1588.
The annotations edited in Columbia, XVIII, 276-304. Discussed, with facsimile examples (and the attribution disputed), in Maurice Kelley and Samuel D. Atkins,
Puttick & Simpson's, 19-20 April 1849, lot 322. Sotheby's, 18 May 1874 (Sir William Tite sale), lot 2044.
Facsimile example in Sotheby,
Recorded in Columbia, XVIII, 576; in LR, I, 291; and in Boswell, No. 1383.
Formerly in the Rosenbach Museum & Library, 1083/24. Apparently stolen.
Facsimile of the signed title-page in Clive E. Driver,
Miscellaneous Extracts from Works by Milton
Miscellanea Vol 2 1690, largely in a neat minute hand (up to f. 60v), 85 leaves (plus 37 blanks), in contemporary calf. c.1690.
Inscribed name (f. 2r) Peter Save
(who was also responsible for
Inscribed (f. [iir]), probably by the compiler, Ex Libris Georgij Wright [b.1685/6] Sti Johannis Collegis Cantabrigiensis Alumni, Decimo quarto Junij. Annoq. Domini 1703
.
Also inscribed (f.[iir]) Mrs Frances Wright 1708
. A postal address on f. 95r (rev.) reads: Direct to Margtt Borrett att Mrs. Borretts In Kirkby=stephen Westmoorland p brough bag _ These
.
Recorded in
Extracts from Milton's dramatic works.
Inscribed W. Harte 1726
: i.e. by Walter Harte (1709-41), compiler of the MS, which also has his bookplate.
This is the longest known extant version of the unpublished anthology
Formerly MS 469.2.
This MS identified in master draft
, with a facsimile of p. 7 on p. 381, in Hao Tianhu, Catalogue A
on pp. 385-94).
Extracts from Milton's poems.
Volume I with a title-page
Volume II, written from both ends, some pages in a second hand, dated 1765.
Volume III, written from both ends, entitled
Donated by Edgar Huidekoper Wells (class of 1897).
Finis August ye. 6th 1717. 1715-17.
Compiled by Colonel Gabriel Lepipre.
c.1753.Later owned by Reginald L. Hine (1883-1949), Hertfordshire solicitor. Sotheby's, 12 December 1977, lot 110, to Quaritch.
Belonging to the family and descendants of Sir William Temple, Bt (1628-99), diplomat and author.
Sotheby's, 13 December 1994, lot 43, to Figgis Rare Books.