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MS. Auct. F. 6. 6

Summary Catalogue no.: 27774

Contents

Henry Hook, Poem
Rubric: Historia Titj Liuij Patauini ab aduentu Aeneæ in Italiam... vsque ad interitum Romulj...
Incipit: (poem) Insula diues opum

Latin hexameter verse, with prose English translation

With a long Latin dedicatory preface by Henricus Hook to Charles lord Howard of Effingham

This seems to be a youthful composition by Henry Hook, archdeacon of York, who matriculated at Corpus Christi College Cambridge in 1574

Language(s): English and Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: 28 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 7.75 × 5.75 in.

History

Origin: c. 1575–1580

Provenance and Acquisition

Given by John Dethiecke in 1596 to Thomas Dison (see fols 3, 9 and 26v)

Other (late 17th century) names in the book are 'Joseph Cradock' (fo1. 26v) and 'Jacobus Bisse' altered to 'Jacobus Bassett' (fol. 8)

This volume was probably received by the Bodleian early in the 18th century

Record Sources

Description adapted (January 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 5, p. 354

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Last Substantive Revision

2025-01-21: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)

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