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Dorothy Calthorpe

fl.1672

Introduction

Dorothy Calthorpe was unknown until a charming, autograph, amateurish manuscript of verse and prose writings by her, partly religious, partly fanciful, partly relating to members of her family, came to light at auction in 2006. Bearing dates from 1672 to 1684, and evidently written by a young lady, the volume was accompanied by her printed Bible (*CaD 9) with her inscription, in the same distinctive roman hand, dated 1686. Signing herself then Dorothy Harvey, this may have been her recently acquired married name. Alternatively, she may have inscribed it for her niece Dorothy Harvey. This, and details of her family history — possibly of the Calthorpe family of Ampton, Suffolk — remain open to investigation.

Verse

In commendations of a country Life it being so innocent ('oh how I hate the tumults of a City')

Thirty-two lines, in rhymed couplets. Unpublished.

*CaD 1
Autograph

Autograph.

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 ff. [6v-7v])
Philander to Philismena ('oh glorious conquest infenetly aboue')

Sixty-two lines, in rhymed couplets. Unpublished.

*CaD 2
Autograph

Autograph

Facsimile of ff. [5v-6r] in Sotheby's sale catalogue, p. 71.

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 ff. [4v-6r])
*CaD 3
Autograph

Autograph of the first part, heavily deleted, imperfect, lacking the last part.

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 f. [3r-v rev.])
Philismena to Philander ('tis not Philander that I disallow')

Forty lines in rhymed couplets. Unpublished.

*CaD 4
Autograph

Autograph.

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 ff. [3r-4r])
*CaD 5
Autograph

Autograph, heavily deleted.

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 ff. [2r-3r rev.])

Prose

A Castell in the aire or the pallace of the man in the moon

A religious meditation. Unpublished.

*CaD 6
Autograph

Autograph, imperfect, lacking the ending (on two excised leaves).

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 ff. [62v-86v])
A Description of the Garden of Edden

Unpublished.

*CaD 7
Autograph

Autograph.

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 ff. [7v-14r])
A Short History of the Life and Death of Sr Ceasor Dappefer

Unpublished.

*CaD 8
Autograph

Autograph, introduced or els a pleasant histtory of Jewlious: and Dorindathe trouth of it was so Lately represented that some of those worthy persons are still liueing and ownes what: is here repated, dated 1677, followed by three pages of explanation about the designe of this littel Memoise, which was only to giue a true relation of my owne famely...from my grandfather to my fathers death.

Facsimile of ff. [14v-15r] in Sotheby's sale catalogue, p. 70.

An autograph volume of writings by Dorothy Calthorpe, in verse and prose, closely written in her large rounded hand, with amateurish decorative features, inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe in gold ink on the front pastedown, her drawing of a chapel in red ink on the first page dated Jun 20 1684, and the last page inscribed Dorothy Calthorpe I begane this booke Janewary the 20 in the yeare 1672, 88 octavo leaves, in contemporary speckled calf.

c.1672/3-84

Inscribed on a flyleaf Anne L'Estrange: Sa Livre Mars. 27 1738. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, lot 94, with facsimile examples in the sale catalogue.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 ff. [14v-62v])

Books inscribed by Dorothy Calthorpe

The Holy Bible
*CaD 9
Autograph

Dorothy Calthorpe's exemplum of the octavo Bible published by Henry Hills and John Field (London, 1660), inscribed in her characteristic rounded hand with what is presumably her married name Dorothy Harvey her Booke Giuen me by my uncell Nicholas Jun 15 1686, in contemporary black morocco gilt.

1686

Later inscriptions including Katharine Tracy, Thomas Potter, Given to Anne the Honble Ly. Middleton by Mrs. Caroline Acton, Decr. 1836, and Jane Anne Broke from her Godmother Anne Honble Lady Middleton July 28 1860. Later in the library of Lord de Saumarez, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk. Sotheby's, 13 July 2006, in lot 94, with a facsimile of the MS title-page in the sale catalogue, p. 71.

Facsimile of the MS title-page in Sotheby's sale catalogue, p. 71.

Yale, Osborn MS b 200 through end (Osborn MS b 421 adjunct)

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