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Add. MS 38179
British Library
London
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20r-20v
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NE: this is vol. 2 of a 4-volume "COLLECTIONS for the edition of Chaucer's works begun by John Urry (d. 1715), continued by his assistant Thomas Ainsworth (d. 1719), finally revised and completed by Timothy Thomas, and published in 1721. Four volumes. Paper. Folio. Formerly Appendix 128 in the Ashburnham Library (sale-cat. 1899, lot 76)" (per SOCAM); this vol. 2 contains "Transcripts by Ainsworth, annotated here and there by Urry, of the following pieces "out of S. Pepys Esq. Mss of Chaucers fragments" [now Pepys MS. 2006, in Magdalene College, Cambridge]" (per SOCAM)
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Disticha Catonis, accompanied by the English translation of Benedict Burgh
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Latin (DC) | English (DC)
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"Some fragments of Cato translated": Disticha Catonis, with Engl . verse translation [by Benedict Burgh]. Imperf. at end. (per SOCAM) | "Parvus Cato" (DIMEV no. 6321)
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When I advertyse my Remembraunce and see / How fele erren greivously… (per DIMEV no. 6321)
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…Whan ye it rede let not your hert be thens / Doth as he seith wyth all yowr hole entente (per DIMEV 6321)
Cato | Benedict Burgh
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XVIII
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1701-1800
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Sir William Symington M'Cormick: Presented: in 1911. Bertram Ashburnham, 5th Earl of Ashburnham: Owned: 19th cent." (per SOCAM)
Thomas Ainsworth
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SOCAM (http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS040-002057399) | SOCAM (http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS032-002057397) | DIMEV (http://www.dimev.net/Records.php?MSS=BLAdd38179)
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NE: this is vol. 2 of a 4-volume "COLLECTIONS for the edition of Chaucer's works begun by John Urry (d. 1715), continued by his assistant Thomas Ainsworth (d. 1719), finally revised and completed by Timothy Thomas, and published in 1721. Four volumes. Paper. Folio. Formerly Appendix 128 in the Ashburnham Library (sale-cat. 1899, lot 76)" (per SOCAM); this vol. 2 contains "Transcripts by Ainsworth, annotated here and there by Urry, of the following pieces "out of S. Pepys Esq. Mss of Chaucers fragments" [now Pepys MS. 2006, in Magdalene College, Cambridge]" (per SOCAM)