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Title
Commonplace book [manuscript].
Created/published
England?, circa 1670-1743.
Description
1 volume ; 361 p.
Associated name
Mauleverer, Timothy, (1653-1703), author.
Note
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Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271914 (folio)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description: Folio (300 mm x 210 mm x 64 mm). 361 leaves with text to both sides and at both ends, some blanks, some excised leaves. Contemporary calf, rubbed and worn but in very good original condition. Inscription to paste-down of "William Mauleverer". Timothy Mauleverer signs several times within the text. This manuscript combines several interesting unpublished texts from the 17th and 18th centuries. It is written in two distinct hands. The earlier one is probably that of Timothy Mauleverer (1653-1703), a justice of the peace in Yorkshire. He had six children, one of whom was called William (which would account for the signature to the paste-down) and, among the others, Timothy Mauleverer (1680-1753), the writer of the second part of this manuscript, who signs his name several times. The 17th century portion of the manuscript accounts for 154 numbered pages and comprises philosophico-theological and legal texts. It commences with, "De Predestinatione" (18 pages), which outlines Arminian and Calvinistic ideas of predestination and subjects them to critical commentary throughout. Before its publication in 1821 as part of the works of John Hough (1651-1743), this text was circulated in manuscript. This is followed by an unpublished text of 20 pages, "The Etimologie, Antiquitie, Dignitie, Office, and Authoritie of Sheriffes and their Deputies". A similar manuscript sold at auction in 1850 (Sotheby's April 1850. Lot 847) and another is listed on OCLC (circa 1625) with a note: "In same hand as Folger MS G.b.3." Mauleverer concentrates a great deal of attention on John Hampden's (ca. 1595 - 1643) refusal to pay the ship money tax. Hampden was one of the 'Five Members' whose challenge to the authority of Charles I sparked the English Civil War. A few of these texts discussing ship money are copied from contemporary sources e.g. "The opinion of Mr. Justice Vernon. concerning the shipmony" and "The certificate of Sr. John Deanam Knight..." both of which follow the text printed in Wing H3842. However, others are very different from the printed versions e.g. "The Arguments of Judge Crooke in the Exchequer Chamber concerning the shipmony: the 14 : of April : 1638" and "The Arguments ofJudge Hutton..." both of which have similar titles to part of Wing H3842 but are very different from their printed counterparts. Yet others on the ship money dispute are entirely unpublished. These works were circulated in manuscript only, e.g., "The Argument of Justice Jones in the Excheqs Chamber: 28o of Aprilust Anno Dni~ 1638" and "The Argument of the Lord Cheife Baron Davenport in the Exchquer Chambers 28 May Anno 1638" etc. There are also several more general legal texts including, "Seldens Woorks Angliae Epinomis ..." (published 1683), and "Ordinances ... Thomas Lord Couentre ..." copied from 'The Attourney's Academy' by Thomas Powell (1572?-1635?) (Editions: 1630; 1647). Interestingly, this transcript contains numerous corrections and amendments. Other entries are unpublished, e.g. "Fees due to the six Clerkes... as they were confirmed by the Kings Maiestie ... July, 1635:" and "The Duke of Lenox his speech to his Maiestie concerning ... wars with Scotland ... 1638", were circulated in manuscript." Ordered from Dean Byass, D9203, 2018-05-10, Battersea Bibliolater (London Book Fair 2018 catalog), item 20.