The historie of fortune

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Title: The historie of fortune
Published / Created: [ca. 1679]
Abstract: Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of empires, cities, and people who have come to misfortune. Chapter headings include "Of the destruction of many cities," "Of those who have been slain by their own Alliance," "Of Princes who have been reduc'd to shamefull Poverty," and "Of the miseries which have hap'ned to Lady's who were considerable for their virtue." Short poems appear throughout the text.
Description: Binding: paper-covered boards.
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Includes a table of contents.
Note inside front cover indicates this manuscript is from the library of Robert Browning, with a few notes in his hand, including the comment "A most dolorous book!" on flyleaf.
The title page indicates that the manuscript was "written in the time of Oliver Cromwell."
Tipped in on p. 179: a comment about the "barbarous" murder of Charles I.
Tipped in on p. 97: a six-line poem about the fire of London in 1666, indicating it should be inserted after the mention of that fire on p. 97.
Extent: 1 v. (236 p.) ; 19 x 15 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: mixed material
Genre: Annotations
Manuscripts
Marginalia
Subject (Topic): English poetry--17th century
Fires--England--London
History, Ancient
Natural disasters
World history

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Citation: The Historie of Fortune. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.