Includes poems by Thomas Flatman (leaves 49v-51), and Dr. Swift (leaves 78v and 85v); Blackmore's Satyr against wit (Wing B3084), (leaf 57); and The game of love, or, cards for the year 1687 (unpublished?), (leaf 103). Also a glossary of Yorkshire words, (leaf 72); receipts for making counterfeit jewelry and committing practical jokes, (leaves 134-139); receipt for red sealing wax, (leaf 142); epigrams, (leaf 93), and epitaphs, (leaf 126), some in shorthand. Includes poem by A. Bevin, "In vain have I labour'd" (leaf 14). Also, shorthand alphabet inside front cover and some drawings (leaves 91, 92, 110v, 121, 124, 125, 143-151)
Note
Some leaves removed. Poems listed in the Folger index of first lines. This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Provenance
Thomas Boydell -- John Boydell MS. (Possbily John B. (1719-1804). c.f. C.b.10 (16)) Also John Boydell to George Stevens 1789. Formerly Folger MS 4108.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
