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A transcript in an unidentified hand of the early seventeenth century, of a political tract by the antiquary Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, on the repression of recusants: 'Considerations for the repressinge of the Encrease of Preests, Jesuites and Recusants without drawinge of Blood written by Sir Robert Cotten Knight and Barronett' (First line: 'I am not ignorant that this latter age hath brought [for]th a swarme of busie heades ...'; last line: '... least manie be animated to aduise rashelye, and others dishartned to Counsell grauelie') (ff. 1-25 verso).
The tract was first published in 1641 in two editions, A Treatise Against Recusants (London, 1641, Wing C6502) and Seriovs Considerations for Repressing of the Increase of Iesvites, Priests and Papists (London, 1641, Wing C6497). It was later included in Cottoni Posthuma: Divers Choice Pieces of ... Sir Robert Cotton, ed. by James Howell (London, 1651, Wing C6458), pp. 109-159, where it is entitled 'Twenty four arguments ... to suppress popish practices', and dated 11 August 1613, as is the text in London, British Library, MS Harleian 354. (See also Kevin Sharpe, Sir Robert Cotton 1586-1631: History and Politics in Early Modern England (Oxford, 1979), pp. 128, 230-231).

A volume containing notes on logic very closely related to the published text of Dr Edward Bentham, An Introduction to Logick, Scholastical and Rational (Oxford, 1773, repr. Menston, 1967): 'An Introduction to Logick by Edward Bentham. D. D. Fellow of Oriel College Oxford' (First line: 'Logick is the Art of using our intellectual Faculties to the best Advantage ...'; last line: 'Orators, whose chief Employment it is to select such incidental Circumstances, as favour their Cause, & heighten their Importance') (pp. 1-169).
The present text could be based on notes taken at Bentham's lectures (he tutored at Oriel College from 1732) or on an unpublished draft of the published work, as it includes many of the footnotes found in the printed edition. The hand is that of Robert Godolphin Owen, son of William Owen (d. 1768) of Brogyntyn; he matriculated in 1751 at Oriel College (see Alumni Oxonienses), where he studied logic with Bentham (see letters, 1751-1752, from RGO, now NLW, Brogyntyn Estate and Family Records PEC5/10/54-63).

A volume of sermons written in a cramped italic hand of the early seventeenth century on the following texts: 'O Lord we come nigh vnto thee wth our lipps let not o let not our harts be farre from thee' (ff. 1-2 verso); I Timothy iii. 9, 'Holding ye mystery of ye faith in a pure conscience' (ff. 5-12 verso); I Timothy iii. 9 (ff. 13-22 verso); Acts vii. 6, 'And when he dead sayd this, he fell asleepe' (ff. 23-29 verso); Luke xxii. 37, 'Woman I know him not' (ff. 38-44 verso); 'A notable lesson for those proud & peremptory enthusiastes of our dayes ...' (f. 45); Luke i. 46-7, 'My soule doth magnifie ye Lord' (ff. 47-55 verso); 'On[e] good turne calles for another' (ff. 56-61); John xii. 27, 'Ye holy child seemes to be in a quandary' (ff. 61 verso-64 verso); Acts xix. 38, 'The law is open & there are deputies' (ff. 65-71 verso); Acts xix. 38, 'The law is open & there are deputies let them implead on an other' (ff. 72-78 verso); and Romans ii. 23, 'For Circumcision verily profiteth if thou keepe ye law' (ff. 80-85 verso).
On f. iii verso is a list in the same hand of the following royal and other eminent patrons of learning: Henry VII and Elizabeth his wife, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Queen Mary I, Queen Elizabeth I, James I, Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond, Sir Thomas Bodley, William Camden, Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, Cardinal John Kemp, archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Nicholas Kemp, Thomas Kemp, bishop of London, Richard Lichfield, archdeacon of Middlesex, Sir Henry Savile, Sir William Sidney, Walter Stapleton, Dr White and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, archbishop of York.

A volume of meditations and prayers written in a mid-eighteenth century hand, comprising the following: A Meditation for Sonday, 'I was glad when they said into [sic] me let us go into ye house of the Lord' (pp. 1-11); A Generall thanksgiving for Sonday, 'Worthy art thou O Ld of heaven & earth, to receive, glory & honour, & power' (pp. 11-19); Sonday Meditation before Chur[ch], 'O come let us Sing unto ye Ld let us hearttily rejoyce in ye strength of our salvation' (pp. 20-30); A short prayer for Morning, 'Almighty God heavenly father behold me O Ld prostrate before thee' (pp. 31-36 verso); Examination at Night, 'Now my Soul ye day is gone' (pp. 37-46 verso); and A Meditation for Monday, 'Since by allmighty providence I have another day added to my life' (pp. 47-54 verso).

A volume of prayers and devotions, written in 1708, arranged in two parts with indexes to each part on ff. 1-2 and f. 37 respectively.
The first part, which lacks a title page owing to the excision of a leaf between ff. i and 1, relates to religious duties and comprises an analysis of each topic with a table of Biblical texts and proofs on facing pages (ff. 1-35); the second part comprises a series of devotions and prayers entitled 'Devotions for Morning and Evening together with severall other prayers upon particular Occasions' (ff. 36-71 verso).

A volume containing copies, [c. 1765], probably in the hand of Mrs Egerton of Sundorne, Shropshire (see f. i), of meditations and family prayers by Thomas Wilson (1663-1755), bishop of Sodor and Man.
The volume contains the following: Morning Prayer, 'The Lord hath brought us safe to the Beginning of this Day' (ff. 2-7); Evening Prayer, 'By the Favour of God, we are come to the Evening of this Day' (ff. 8-13 verso); A short and necessary Instruction for Sunday Morning, 'The Lord who hath blessed one Day in seven' (ff. 15-22 verso); A Prayer For Sunday Morning, 'O Lord, who hast consecrated that good Day to thy service' (ff. 23-26); A plain and useful Instruction For Sunday Evening, 'That God is great, and to be greatly feared' (ff. 27-35 verso); Short and Plain Directions for the worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper, 'When Notice is given, that the Lord's Supper is to be administer'd' (ff. 37-46 verso); A Prayer, 'O Lord and Heavenly Father, we are not worthy of the least of all the Mercies' (ff. 47-48 verso); Plain and short Instructions for such as have been Confirm'd, and such as have been at the Lords Supper, 'Having given up yourself to God and his Service' (ff. 51-59); A Prayer for Divine Grace, 'Blessed Spirit of Grace' (ff. 59-60 verso); Plain and short Directions for such as are Sick, or under any other Affliction, 'When you are visited with Sickness, or any other Affliction' (ff. 63-75 verso); A Prayer in Time of Affliction, 'Almighty God, the Author of Life and Death' (ff. 76-77 verso); A Prayer in the time of any Publick Calamity By another Hand In the year 1750, 'O God in the midst of Wrath remember Mercy!' (ff. 80-82 verso).

A volume containing sermons and miscellaneous religious memoranda written in a small regular secretary hand of the early seventeenth century (ff. 1 verso-37, 53-59, 128-143, 144 verso-148), with additional sermons and memoranda written in shorthand, probably in a system personal to the scribe (ff. 1, 5 recto-verso, 37 verso-52, 60 verso-121, 143; '1625' occurs on ff. 72 verso, 78, 82 verso, 89, 100 and 120 verso, and may be part of a date).
The texts and preachers of the sermons written in secretary are: Genesis xlix.3-4 by 'Mr Maine Petri' (ff. 2-5); Esay l.4 by 'Mr [William] Perkins' (ff. 6-32), together with other sermons on the same text (ff. 33-35, 36-37 verso, 53-59 verso); Luke ii.16 by 'Mr Crowder of St Johns' (ff. 129 verso-131 verso, inverted text); Psalm cxix.1 by 'Mr [George] Estye of Cayes' (ff. 132-139 verso, inverted text); Job xiv.14 by 'Mr Burne' (ff. 140 verso-142 verso, inverted text); and 2 Timothy iii.15 by 'Mr Newton of St Johns' (ff. 144 verso-147 verso, inverted text). Most, if not all, of the preachers seem to have belonged to Cambridge colleges; those that can be identified with any certainty are the puritan divine William Perkins (1558-1602) of Christ College and the divine George Estye (1566-1601) of Caius College. The memoranda include 'Mr Chattertons argum[en]t' relating to the casting of lots and playing cards and dice, probably a reference to the puritan divine Laurence Chaderton (?1536-1640), master of Emanuel College (inside front cover); the views of 'Mr Fisher of Caius' on the qualities of a minister of the gospel (f. 148); and notes on witchcraft and the identification of witches (f. 1 verso, continued f. 128 verso, inverted text), on various sins and virtues (ff. 128-132), and on conscience (f. 143).

A notebook containing an analysis, in the form of questions and answers, of John Wilkins, Of the Principles and Duties of Natural Religion (London, 1675, Wing W2204), in the hand of Robert Godolphin Owen, son of William Owen of Brogyntyn (pp. 1-28). It was probably compiled by him whilst he was a student at Oriel College, Oxford (see Brogyntyn MS II.25): 'An Abridgement of Wilkin's [sic] Natural Religion' (First line, 'Q. What is treated in the first Book? ...'; last line, '… for tho' it may not be an immediate Revelation, yet we are sure it is warranted by God').

A copy of a printed book consisting of two parts, Expositio hymnorum secundum vsum Sarum, followed by Expositio sequentiarum (London, 1515, STC 16127), printed by Richard Pynson, whose full-page device appears at the end of the first part; see also colophons on f. lxiii verso of first part and f. l of second. Woodcut of a monk reading used twice before and once at end of first part, and once before second part.
Other copies are at Trinity College, Oxford, and Cambridge University Library (see William Carew Hazlitt, Bibliographical Collections and Notes, 3rd series (London, 1887), p. 77, and C. E. Sayle, Early English Printed Books in the University Library, Cambridge (Cambridge, 1900), p. 56, no. 263).

Two volumes containing notes, in the same unidentified hand, based on the text of Compendium Christianæ Doctrinæ seu Commentarii Catachetici, being the commentary by the German Lutheran theologian Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism devised by himself and Caspar Olevian (cf. STC 13023). The notes, perhaps compiled by a Cambridge student, are probably based on a continental Latin edition (Neustadt [an der Hardt], 1598), but at times follow closely the Latin editions printed in Cambridge in 1585 (STC 24529) and 1587 (STC 24531).
Contents: '1589 Compendium christianæ doctrinæ seu commentarii catechetici, deliberatum ex ore zachariæ ursini anno domini 1598' (First line, 'Questio/Quid catechesis sit?'; last line, 'Amen significat ac certum ratinnorum sit quod petimus. finis de precationis') (MS II.35i, ff. 1-141); 'Compendium christianæ doctrinæ, seu commentarii catæchetici' (First line, 'Questio/Quid catechesis sit?'; last line, 'Propter c[onf]irmationem fidei per [c]enam dominicam. D[ ] primo. Joh. ?3 et 35 Secundo rom. 4. 25') (MS II.35ii, ff. 1-79 verso and inside back cover).

A printed copy of Marcus Vigerius, Decachordum Christianum ... Controuersiaque [d]e instrumentis dominice Passionis (Paris, 1517), printed by Josse Badius Ascensius in two parts, with the printer's woodcut device on title page of both sections, decorated initials throughout and illustrative woodcuts on ff. ii verso, xxxviii, lxxi verso, lxxxii verso, cvi, cxxvii, cxxxvii verso, cccv, cccxiii verso and cccxxiv of first part (for full description see Ph. Renouard, Bibliographie des Impressions et des Oeuvres de Josse Badius Ascensius (Paris, 1908), iii, 352-353, and Brigitte Moreau, Inventaire des éditions parisiennes du XVIe siècle, tome ii, 1511-20 (Paris, 1977), p. 455, no. 1725).
Numerous marginal notes in Latin, mostly textual glosses, have been added by an unidentified hand of the sixteenth century. The preserved pastedowns (f. 4, f. xxxiv at end) are parchment leaves from a treatise on canon law in Latin, [14 cent., first ½] (two columns, written space 125 x 95 mm.).

A volume containing a transcript, written in the same mid-nineteenth century hand as compiled Brogyntyn MS II.40, of a 1786 copy of 'Antiquities and Memoirs of the Parish of Middle in the County of Salop', begun in 1700 by Richard Gough of Newton, Myddle, Shropshire, illustrated with additional pedigrees, coats of arms, sketches, including one of Myddle parish church in 1810 (f. 8), and maps and plans, including a plan of the arrangements of pews in Myddle parish church in 1807 (f. 6 verso) which is placed before the plans of the pews in 1701 given by Richard Gough (f. 7 recto-verso); together with a list of illustrations (f. iii) and an alphabetical index of subjects and personal names (ff. 286-288 verso).
The original manuscript, 1700-[c. 1702], is now Shrewsbury, Shropshire Archives MS 1525/1. The work was first published from an imperfect copy by Sir Thomas Phillipps under the title Human Nature Displayed in the History of Middle, by Richard Gough (Broadway: Middle Hill Press, 1834); the first faithful edition was Antiquities & Memoirs of the Parish of Myddle, County of Salop, Written by Richard Gough, A.D. 1700 (Shrewsbury, 1875). Later editions include The History of Myddle, ed. by David Hey (Penguin Books, 1981).

A volume entitled 'Armorial Bearings of the Bailif[f]s & Mayors of Shrewsbury From Anno Dom. MCCCLXXII', comprising 786 coats of arms, almost all painted, of the bailiffs and mayors of the town of Shrewsbury, arranged chronologically from 1372 to 1861 (the shields of the mayors from 1853 to 1861 are empty), together with notes recording historical events in Shrewsbury written on the facing pages and an index of personal names on ff. 2-3 verso. The autographs of many of the mayors, especially from the second half of the eighteenth century onwards, are supplied by cut signatures pasted alongside their respective coats of arms.
The volume was in the possession of the Shropshire antiquary Thomas Farmer Dukes (d. 1850); he was mayor of Shrewsbury in 1831 and his signature occurs here alongside his coat of arms (f. 50). The shields for the years 1851 to 1861 were added after his death. Pasted on f. 50 verso is a letter, [1852x1860], from the Shrewsbury genealogist Joseph Morris to William Ormsby-Gore, listing the names of the mayors of Shrewsbury from 1848 to 1852, with descriptions of their coats of arms; another hand has added in pencil the names of the mayors from 1853 to 1862.

A volume, dated 27 November 1625, containing the only known manuscript copy of John Fletcher's play Demetrius and Enanthe (see John Fletcher, Demetrius and Enanthe: A Pleasant Comedie, ed. by Margaret McLaren Cook and F. P. Wilson, Malone Society (Oxford, 1951)). It was first published in 1647, as 'The Humorous Lieutenant', in Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Comedies and Tragedies (London, 1647, Wing B1581) and later separately as The Humorous Lieutenant; or, Generous Enemies: A Comedy... (London, 1697, Wing F1344).
The manuscript contains a dedicatory letter, dated 27 November 1625, 'To the honorable Sir Kelham [sic] Digbie knight', beginning 'Worthie Sir: I know, that to a Man of your religious Inclination', and ending 'as upon one that shall still reioyce to be esteemed/Your Commaunded Beades=man/ Raph Crane' (f. v); and Demetrius and Enanthe: first line 'Round, round: perfume it round: look you dilligently...'; last line 'And hang a Coward now: and there's my Song' (pp. 1-126). This transcript, containing passages not included in the printed texts, was made by the poet and copyist Ralph Crane (c. 1550s-1632; see F. P. Wilson, 'Ralph Crane, scrivener to the King's Players', The Library, 7 (1927), 194-215), and presented by him to Sir Kenelm Digby. The title page (f. iv) attributes the play to John Fletcher alone. Ancilliary materials, comprising correspondence, 1926-1948, of F. P. Wilson relating to his research on the manuscript, are filed separately (Brogyntyn MS II.42a).

A volume entitled 'Observations relative to the Character of King Charles Ist By Mr. Wm. Lily (the celebrated Astrologer)', comprising two short extracts copied, [mid-18 cent.], from 'Several observations upon the life and death of Charles late king of England', by William Lilly, which was published as an appendix to Mr. Lilly's History of his Life and Times: Written by Himself (London, 1715); with a brief account of the author (ff. 5 verso-6 verso).

A volume containing a manuscript copy of 'Δαιμονιωδησ: or The Ungratefull Dæmon Dispossessed. Being, A Second Reply to ye Rage & Ravings of J. Partridge: design'd for ye recovery of his Senses againe, w[hi]ch have bin lately Shipwrack'd in ye Rough Seas of Ingratitude, Immorality, Scandall, &c', being an unpublished sequel by the astrologer John Gadbury to his previously published attack upon his former pupil, the astrologer and almanac-maker John Partridge, entitled A Reply to that Treasonous and Blasphemous Almanack for 1687 (London, 1687, Wing R1065A). Textual emendations by the scribe throughout the work suggest it to be a holograph copy, probably written in about 1690 (see the reference on f. 9 to Partridge's Almanack of 1690).
The rivalry between Gadbury and Partridge was political as well as personal; the former had Roman Catholic sympathies and supported James II, whereas the latter was Protestant and fled to Holland after the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion, not returning to England until 1689. Gadbury's Almanack of 1689, in which he predicted the triumph of James II over William of Orange, is dedicated to Sir Robert Owen of Brogyntyn and a copy in presentation binding is now at Glyn Hall (Inventory (1985), p. 123).

A volume containing a chronology, [early 18 cent.], of Biblical, classical and Saxon history, with strange combinations of letters, sometimes forming words, written above each event.

A volume containing notes in legal French, [late 16 cent. x early 17 cent.], on English land law, with an index of subjects (f. 124 recto-verso).

A volume containing notes, [c. 1611], in legal French headed 'Lectura mea super statutum 31 Eliz. Regine Cap. 6', relating to the practice of simony. Much of the content refers to academic and ecclesiastical institutions.

A volume containing abstracts, [late 19 cent.], of official correspondence and documents dated 1485-1645, arranged chronologically, relating to members of the Owen family of Clenennau; the original letters are to be found among the Clenennau Letters and Papers in NLW, Brogyntyn Estate and Family Records.
Tipped in is a short account, [mid-18 cent.], of 'The civil War between K. Charles 1st & his Parliament', with the note 'To be put in Manuscript cupboard, WWEW' added in pencil in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne, Peniarth (ff. 29, 30).