Category: M–O

Located, M–O

Marlowe – The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England (1622)

Marlowe, Christopher. The troublesome raigne and lamentable death of Edward the second, King of England : with the tragicall fall of proud Mortimer, and also the life and death of Peirs Gauestone, the great Earle of Cornewall, and mighty fauorite of King Edvvard the second : as it was publikely acted by the right Honourable the Earle of Pembrooke his seruants (London : Printed [at Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Lame-Hospitall Gate, neere Smithfield, 1622)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 310. ESTC R10165. Harvard University, Houghton Library S120696. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum. Images of the book may be seen here.

M–O, Unlocated

Manwood – A Treatise and Discourse of the Lawes of the Forrest (1598)

Manwood, John. A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest : wherin is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forrestes, and what a forrest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a park, or a warren, with all such thinges as are incident or belonging thereunto, with their seuerall proper tearmes of art : as more at large doth appeare in the table in the beginning of this booke (London : Printed by [Adam Islip? for] Thomas Wight and Bonham Norton, 1598)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 308. ESTC S111993.

Unlocated. Last leaf of index lacking.

M–O, Unlocated

Manuscripts: “Speculum Christianae” and “Common Place Book”

Lot 307 in the Sotheby’s sale was comprised of “a parcel” of manuscripts. Only two are named:

1. “Speculum Christianae” which is “on vellum” and “imperfect at the end.”

2. A “Common Place Book, Containing Religious Extracts, &c.; with old Sermons.”

Both manuscripts were sold to bookseller Joseph Lilly for two shillings.

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 307.

Unlocated.

Located, M–O

Middleton – The Widdow : A Comedie (1652)

Middleton, Thomas. The widdow a comedie : as it was acted at the private house in Black-Fryers, with great applause, by His late Majesties Servants ( London : Printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Princes Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1652)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 296. ESTC R10704.

Ohio State University, Thompson Library PR2623 .A1 1652. Located by Dr. Rob Carson.