Magdalen College, Oxford

MS 343

A partly autograph quarto volume of poems by Jane Barker, entitled Poems on several occasions. in three parts, 136 leaves (plus seven stubs), in brown calf gilt.

Comprising (f. 1) a prose dedication to the Reader, (f. 2) a title-page, (ff. 3r-5r) a prose dedication To his Royal Highnes the Prince of Wales, (ff. 5v-6r) another prose dedication To the reader, (ff. 7r-38r) part the first Poems Refering to the times Occasionly writ according to the different circumstance of time and place; (ff. 39r-84r) part the second, the greatest part of which were writ since the author was in France; and (ff. 85r-133r) These following poems, are taken out of a book of Miscellany poems, and writ by the same author as the former, But without her consent, were printed in the year i688: now corrected by her own hand, which makes the third part of this Collection; with (ff. 134r-6v) a table of contents; Part One in the hand of Barker's cousin Colonel William Connock, with autograph corrections and revisions by Barker; Parts Two and Three entirely in Barker's hand, with frequent revisions.

c.1700-4.

Later owned by the Rev. Thomas Corser, FSA (1793-1876), book collector. Sotheby's, 10 July 1871 (Corser sale, 7th portion), lot 204, to Ellis. Subsequently owned by James Crossley (1800-83), author and book collector; then in 1884 by the bookdealer Salkeld, and in February 1886 by W.D. Macray, Bodleian Librarian, who donated it to Magdalen College.

Known in a Barker context as the Magdalen MS, selectively edited and described, with a list of contents and facsimile examples (including the general title-page on f. 2r), in King, Poems, where also the first dedication appears in facsimile (p. 6) and the second and third dedications are edited (pp. 35-7). Facsimiles of the first dedication and general title-page also in King, Barker, Exile, Figs 3 and 4, after p. 112. Also described in the online Perdita Project.

*BarJ 15 ff. 8r-9r
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

King, Poems, pp. 28-30.

Jane Barker, Fidelia alone lamenting her parents lately dead, and her relations gone into the west against Monmoth ('How my poor heart's with grief and fear oppres'd')
*BarJ 59.5 f. 9v
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, On the Victory at Sedgemore ('This night they say a battell has been fought')
*BarJ 9 f. 10r
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, England's good Genius ('What mighty joy this victory has given')
*BarJ 51 ff. 10v-11r
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, On Sedge-more victory by Lucifer and his Fiends ('Oh! what a loss, have we this night sustained')
*BarJ 23 ff. 11v-13r
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Edited from this MS in Kissing the Rod.

First published, in a 37-line version headed On the Difficulties of Religion, in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 163-5]. Full 79-line version in Kissing the Rod, pp. 355-7.

Jane Barker, Fidelia arguing with her self on the difficulty of finding the true Religion ('Oh wretched World, but wretched above all')
*BarJ 25 ff. 13v-14r
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, Fidelia having seen the Convent at S^t: James's ('If there be a terrestial Paradice')
*BarJ 5.5 ff. 14v-17r
Autograph

Copy, with extensive autograph deletions and revisions, including ten lines of substitute text at the end in Barker's hand.

Facsimiles of f. 17r in King, Poems, p. 10, and in King, Barker, Exile, Fig. 5, after p. 112.

Jane Barker, A discourse between Englands ill Genius and his companion ('O miserable wretch! what shall I do,?')
*BarJ 19 ff. 17v-19r
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, Fidelia and her friend on her becoming a Catholick first dialogue ('met how cou'd you thus leave in distres')
*BarJ 65 ff. 19v-21r
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, Second Dialogue ('Well have you thought on the advice I gave')
*BarJ 21 ff. 21v-2v
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, Fidelia and her friend the third dialogue ('Well met Fidelia let me hear you rail')
*BarJ 36 f. 23r-v
Autograph

Copy, with autograph corrections.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

King, Poems, p. 31.

Jane Barker, Fidelia weeping for the Kings departure at the Revolution ('Unhappy I, to live to see this day')
*BarJ 6.5 ff. 24r-5r
Autograph

Copy, with copious autograph deletions and revisions.

Jane Barker, A discourse between England's ill Genius and his Companion on the jubelee in Hell ('This night we have a jubile in Hell')
BarJ 17 ff. 25v-7r

Copy.

Jane Barker, Fidelia and her friend ('Well met Fidelia, how have you done of late')
*BarJ 29 ff. 27v-8v
Autograph

Copy, with autograph deletions and revisions.

Jane Barker, Fidelia in France meets one of Portsmoth officers ('How little did I think to meet you here')
BarJ 32 f. 29r

Copy.

Jane Barker, Fidelia meets her neighbour reading a letter ('Why are you sad, what news have you receiv'd')
*BarJ 27 f. 29v
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions.

Jane Barker, Fidelia in a Convent garden the Abess comes to her ('I from my cell behelld you thoughtfull set')
*BarJ 13 ff. 32v-4r
Autograph

Copy, with an autograph deletion.

Jane Barker, Englands ill Genius and his companion after the Battell of the Boyn ('Sure, sure, th' Almighty Tyrant of the skys')
BarJ 11 ff. 34v-5v

Copy.

Jane Barker, Englands good Genius and Philanthrophel his companion ('If I had in my nature any dross')
*BarJ 34 f. 36r-v
Autograph

Copy, with autograph revisions including eight autograph lines of substitute text and a note by Barker about these athestical lines which were not given to the Prince on a slip of paper sewn in.

Facsimile of f. 36r in King, Poems, and in King, Barker, Exile, Fig. 6, after p. 112.

Jane Barker, Fidelia walking the Lady Abess comes to her ('The news is come, that Irland is quite lost')
BarJ 40 ff. 37r-8r

Copy.

Jane Barker, Hells Regret, for the peace & unity like to ensue the Duke of Anjou's accession to the Crown of Spain. spoken as by Lucifer ('What shall we do? we'r ruin'd lost undone')
*BarJ 73 ff. 40r-1v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 292-4.

Jane Barker, To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, on His birth day i689: or 99: The author having presented him a Calvary set in a vinyard ('Forgive me sr that on this happy day')
*BarJ 58 f. 42r-v
Autograph

Autograph, with deletions.

Jane Barker, On The kings birth-day, writ at st Germains. i694: ('Methinks Britania [writes?] with tears')
*BarJ 70 ff. 43r-4v
Autograph

Autograph, with a deletion.

Edited from this MS in Wilson and in King, Poems.

Wilson, pp. 295-7. King, Poems, pp. 32-3.

Jane Barker, To Her Majesty the Queen, on the Kings going to Callis this carnival i696: ('Madame / It was not want of zeal, but want of sight')
*BarJ 74 f. 45r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 297-8.

Jane Barker, To Madam Fitz James, on the day of her profession, at Pontoise, she taking the name of St Ignace ('When Madam you were at the altar lay'd')
*BarJ 69 f. 46r-v
Autograph

Autograph, with a revision.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 298-300.

Jane Barker, To Dame - - - Augustin nun on her curious gum-work ('Oft have I strove t'asscend that lofty ground')
*BarJ 83 ff. 47r-8r
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 300-2.

Jane Barker, To My dear cosen Coll -- at his return out of Irland into france ('Since Irlands loss, has brought you on our coast')
*BarJ 82 ff. 49r-50v
Autograph

Autograph.

Jane Barker, To my dear Clarinthia, at her arival out of England and staying in Flanders ('Forgive me dear Clarinthia, forgive')
*BarJ 46 ff. 51r-4v
Autograph

Autograph, with a deletion.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 302-7.

Jane Barker, The Miseries of St Germains, writ at the time of the pestilence and famin, which reign'd in the years, 1694 et 95 ('Preachers no more, you need your people tell')
*BarJ 54 f. 55r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Jane Barker, on the Ascention venite ('Come let us sing the praises of this day')
*BarJ 79 f. 56r-v
Autograph

Autograph, with a revision.

Jane Barker, To mr Mosier, who sent me my young kinsmans picture, of his own painting: having promised it long before ('That gallants keep their word, and reck'nings clear')
BarJ 88 f. 57r-v

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson and in King, Poems.

Wilson, pp. 307-8. King, Poems, p. 34.

Jane Barker, To my friends who prais'd my Poems, and at the begining of the little printed book placed this motto ('I doubt not to come safe to glories port')
*BarJ 56 f. 58r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 309-10.

Jane Barker, On the death of the Right honourable the Earl of Exiter. 1700 ('What Alien is there, ha'n't a pious tear')
BarJ 2 ff. 59r-60v

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 310-13.

Jane Barker, At the sight of the body of Our late gracious sovereign Lord King James 2d As it lys at the English Monks ('Hic jacet, oft hic jacet poets sing')
*BarJ 38 f. 61r
Autograph

Autograph.

Jane Barker, A French song tranclated, allez berger &c. ('Go shepherd go, bid me adue')
*BarJ 72 ff. 62r-3v
Autograph

Autograph.

Jane Barker, To Her Royal Highness the Princess Lewis Marya, Princess of Bavaria Abess of the Royal monestery of Maubison ('Illustrious Princess, venerable dame')
*BarJ 4 ff. 64r-7v
Autograph

Autograph, with a deletion and an ink thumb-print, presumably Barker's.

Edited from this MS in Wilson and in King, Poems. Facsimile of f. 65r (and enlarged thumb-print) in the latter, pp. 4-5, and in King, Barker, Exile, Figs 1 and 2, after p. 112.

Lines 40-1 first published in Love Intrigues (1713) and then in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 8, 122]. Full text in Wilson, pp. 313-19, and in King, Poems, pp. 35-8.

Jane Barker, A dialogue between Fidelia and her little nephew, Martius, as they walk in Luxembourg. disguis'd as a shepherdess or country maid ('Why weeps my child, why weeps my dearest boy')
BarJ 30 f. 68r-v

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

Lines 18-28 First published in Love Intrigues (1713) [Wilson, p. 32]. Full text in King, Poems, p. 39.

Jane Barker, Fidælia in st Germains garden, lamenting her misfortunes ('Under what constellation was I born')
*BarJ 48 f. 69r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 157-8].

Jane Barker, Of Charity, In perticuler of forgiving injuries ('This vertue does above all others climb')
*BarJ 57 f. 70r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, p. 319.

Jane Barker, On the great cares, And small injoyments of parents ('How short and transient joys of parents are')
*BarJ 61 f. 71r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson (p. 320).

First published, in a version headed On Dreams, in Patch-work Screen (1723) [Wilson, p. 162]. Wilson, p. 320.

Jane Barker, Reflection on dreams ('A dream to me seems a misterious thing')
*BarJ 7 ff. 72r-3v
Autograph

Autograph.

A version, headed The Childrens, or Cathechumen's Elysium, in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 160-1].

Jane Barker, A dream, Of the cattacumens Elesium ('Methought I pass'd through that Elesium plain')
*BarJ 44 ff. 74r-5v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 320-3.

Jane Barker, The lovers Elesium, Or foolls Paradice: a dream ('Sleeping byth' river Glen, methought I found')
*BarJ 3 ff. 76r-7v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson and in King, Poems.

A version of lines 85-102 and 104-29 first published in Love Intrigues (1713) [Wilson, pp. 14, 25-6]. Full text in Wilson, pp. 324-5, and in King, Poems, pp. 40-1.

Jane Barker, The contract with the muses writ on the bark of a shady ash-tree ('Methinks these shades, strange thoughts suggest')
*BarJ 97 ff. 78r-80v
Autograph

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 326-9.

Jane Barker, The Virgins paradise a dream ('As I upon a bank of lillys lay')
*BarJ 62 f. 81r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson.

Wilson, pp. 329-30.

Jane Barker, Reflections on mr Cowleys words, The Muses fleece lys dry ('Tis that unluckey sentance which has lost')
*BarJ 45 f. 82r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Jane Barker, A marriage Roundelay made on my friend mr, and mrs - - - ('With a mery Roundelay')
*BarJ 37 f. 83r
Autograph

Autograph.

Jane Barker, A french song english'd Pour un seul baiser ec: ('For one kis alone my lovly Phillis')
BarJ 67 f. 84r

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Wilson and in King, Poems.

Wilson, p. 330. King, Poems, p. 42.

Jane Barker, A song ('When poor Galæcia aged grew')
*BarJ 43 f. 86r-7v
Autograph

Autograph, with a deletion.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

First published, in a version headed An Invitation to my Friends at Cambridge, in Poetical Recreations. (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I. pp. 1-4. Another version in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 93-5]. King, Poems, pp. 43-5.

Jane Barker, An invitation to my learned friends at Cambridge: to my country solitude ('If friends, you wou'd but now this place accost')
*BarJ 78 ff. 88r-9v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 4-6.

Jane Barker, To mr Hill on his verses to the Duchess of York when she was at Cambridge ('What fitter subject cou'd be for thy wit')
*BarJ 84 ff. 90r-1v
Autograph

Autograph, with a deletion and a revision.

First published, headed To my Cousin Mr. E. F. on his Excellent Painting, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 6-8.

Jane Barker, To my friend and kinsman mr F- on his excellent painting ('Shu'd I strive in my tunless lines t'express')
*BarJ 77 f. 92r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 11-12.

Jane Barker, To Mr G P my adopted brother, on the nigh approach of his nuptials ('Thy marry'ng humour I dare scarce upbraid')
*BarJ 96 f. 93r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in Kissing the Rod.

A version, beginning Since, o ye Pow'rs, ye have bestow'd on me, first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 12-13. Another in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 139-40]. Kissing the Rod, pp. 360-1.

Jane Barker, A Virgin life ('Since gracious Heven, you have bestow'd on me')
*BarJ 1 f. 94r
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, p. 91.

Jane Barker, The Anchorite in Scipina ('Ah happy are we anchorites that know')
*BarJ 42 f. 95r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published, as In Commendation of the Female Sex Out of Scipina, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 44-5.

Jane Barker, In commendation of the female sex, spoke by the same Anchorite, in Scipina ('Ah beautious sex, to you we'r bound to give')
*BarJ 89 ff. 96r-7v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 8-10.

Jane Barker, To my Reverend friend mr H -- -- on his presenting me the Reasonableness of christianity: and the History of king Charles the ist ('Good sir if I my sentiments cou'd shew')
*BarJ 55 ff. 98r-9v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 18-19.

Jane Barker, On the Death of my dear friend and play-fellow, mrs E D, having dream'd the night before, that I lost a pearl ('I dream'd I lost a pearl, and so it prov'd')
*BarJ 91 f. 100r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published, headed To my Honourable Vnkle Colonel C --- after his Return into the Low-Countries, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 29-30.

Jane Barker, To my unkle Colonel C -- -- -- after his return into the Low countrys ('Dear sr the joy which rang through all yr troops')
*BarJ 53 ff. 101r-2v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

A version first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 31-4. Another in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 116-19]. King, Poems, pp. 46-8.

Jane Barker, On the Apothecarys filing my bills amongst the Doctors ('I hope I sha'n't be blam'd if I am proud')
*BarJ 90 ff. 103r-4v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 34-6.

Jane Barker, To my unkind Strephon ('When last I saw thee, thou didst seem so kind')
*BarJ 52 f. 105r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Jane Barker, On Strephon's pretending business to be the cause of his long absence ('Full well I knew it wou'd be said')
*BarJ 86 f. 106r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published, headed To My Friend Mr. S. L. on his Receiving the Name of Little Tom King, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, p. 37.

Jane Barker, To my friend mr -- -- on my calling him Little tom king ('Fear not dear friend, the less'ning of thy fame')
*BarJ 60 ff. 107r-9v
Autograph

Autograph, with revisions.

A version first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 20-3. Then, headed The Grove, in A Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 76-9].

Jane Barker, The prospect of a landskip begining with a grove ('Well might the ancients, deem a grove to be')
*BarJ 63 f. 110r-v
Autograph

Autograph, with a revision.

A version, headed Sitting by a Rivulet, first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 24-7. Then in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 80-2].

Jane Barker, A Rivulet ('Ah lovly stream, how fitly mayst thou be')
*BarJ 41 f. 111r
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, p. 27.

Jane Barker, A Hill ('Oh that I cou'd verses write')
*BarJ 94 f. 111v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

A version first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 28-9. King, Poems, p. 49.

Jane Barker, To ovids Heroins, in his Epistles ('Bright shee's what glorys had your names acquir'd')
*BarJ 47 ff. 112r-13v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this in King, Poems.

A version first published, as Necessity of Fate, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 38-40. Another in Patch-Work Screen [Wilson, pp. 141-3]. King, Poems, pp. 50-1.

Jane Barker, Necessity of fate, in consideration of my writing verses as it were against my will ('In vain in vain it is I find')
*BarJ 81 f. 114r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published, in a version beginning Dear Brother, So far as you advance, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 46-7. A version of lines 7-16 published in Love Intrigues (1713) [Wilson, p. 21].

Jane Barker, To my Brother whilst he was in France ('So far as you, in learnings steps advance')
*BarJ 92 f. 115r
Autograph

Autograph.

A version first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, p. 61. Another in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, p. 96].

Jane Barker, To my young lover ('Incautious youth, why do'st thou so misplace')
*BarJ 93 f. 116r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

A version first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, p. 64. Another in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, p. 97].

Jane Barker, To my young lover A song ('To praise sweet youth do thou forbear')
*BarJ 76 f. 117r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published, in a version headed To Mr. C. B. On his Incomparable Singing and beginning The Honour that the Air receives, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 76-7.

Jane Barker, To mr -- -- on his incomparable Singing ('The pleasure which our ears receive')
*BarJ 68 f. 118r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, p. 79.

Jane Barker, A Song in Sipina ('In vain do'es nature her free gifts bestow')
*BarJ 75 ff. 119r-20v
Autograph

Autograph.

First published, in a version headed To Dr. R.S. my indifferent Lover, who complain'd of my Indifferency, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp 16-17. Another version in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 105-6].

Jane Barker, To mr -- -- my indiffrent lover, who complain'd of my indiffrency ('You'd little reason to complain of me')
*BarJ 49 f. 121r-v
Autograph

Autograph, with a revision.

First published, headed Absence for a Time, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 67-8.

Jane Barker, On Philena her playfellow her Absence for a time ('I dread this tedious time more than')
*BarJ 80 f. 122r-v
Autograph

Autograph, with a deletion.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

First published, in a version headed To my Adopted Brother Mr. G. P. On my frequent Writing to Him, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 95-6. King, Poems, pp. 52-3.

Jane Barker, To my brother, on my frequent writing to him, a sort of borlesk ('Dear Brother you will think that now')
*BarJ 95 f. 123r
Autograph

Autograph.

First published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, p. 28.

Jane Barker, To sr F W, presenting him mr Cowleys first works ('When vacant howers, admit you to peruse')
*BarJ 87 ff. 124r-5v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

A version first published in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 95-6. Another in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 127-8]. King, Poems, pp. 54-5.

Jane Barker, To my friends against Poetry ('Dear friends if you'll be rul'd by me')
*BarJ 71 f. 126r-v
Autograph

Autograph.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

First published, in a version headed To the Importunate Address of Poetry, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 97-8. In another version, headed To my Muse, in Patch-Work Screen (1723) [Wilson, pp. 123-4]. King, Poems, pp. 56-7.

Jane Barker, To her muse, who's kindness at first she seems to slight, afterwards accepts kindly ('Ah silly Muse thus to infest')
*BarJ 66 ff. 127r-30v
Autograph

Autograph, with revisions.

First published, in a version headed A Farewell to Poetry, With a Long Digression on Anatomy and beginning Farewell, my gentle Friend, kind Poetry, in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 99-104. A version in two sections, headed An Invocation of her Muse and Anatomy respectively, in Patch-Work Screen (1623) [Wilson, pp. 85-90].

Jane Barker, She begining to study phisick, takes her leave of poetry, so falls into a long degression on anatomy ('Fare well fare well, kind poetry my friend')
*BarJ 85 ff. 131r-2v
Autograph

Autograph. The title only is repeated on f. 133r and deleted.

Edited from this MS in King, Poems.

First published, in a version headed A Second Epistle. To my Honoured Friend Mr. E. S., in Poetical Recreations (London, 1688 [i.e. 1687]), Part I, pp. 70-2. King, Poems, pp. 58-9.

Jane Barker, To my friend mr --- on his perswading me to poetry ('Oft has my muse and I fall'n out')

MS 281, No. 25

MS 324

MS 343

MS 919

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