Poems of John Donne transcribed by William Drummond of Hawthornden; and notes on civil law taken by William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort to James IV., 1580-early 17th century.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
'Thirre poems belonginge to Jhon Don transcribed by William Drummond', used in John Donne's ‘Poems’ (Oxford, 1912), edited by Herbert J C Grierson. (Folio 1.)
Notes and accounts in the hand of Sir William Drummond. (Folios 1 verso, 39 verso-40.)
Notes on civil law taken by William Fowler in Paris (folio 49), signed, 1580 (folio 65).
Dates
- Creation: 1580-early 17th century.
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Extent
108 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
xii + 96 folios.
Custodial History
The poems were presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland separately in 1783 (see the Earl of Buchan's notes on folio 2) and bound with William Fowler's notes in 1827 ('Archaeologia Scotia', volume iv, page 72).
General
Hawthornden Manuscript, volume XV.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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