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- [1624x1626] (Creation)
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i, 71 ff. (many blank leaves) ; 170 x 100 mm. (edges slightly cropped).
Rebound, [c. 1720], in black morocco with gold tooling and gilded edges; 'THE WORLDS VANITY' stamped in gold on spine.
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Archival history
Label of Porkington Library, marked 'Shelf 6. Case 6. No. 113' inside front cover.
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Scope and content
An autograph presentation copy of a treatise by Abraham Darcie of Geneva (fl. 1623-35), being an abridged version of his English translation of Pierre du Moulin, Héraclite; ou, de la vanité et misère de la vie humaine (dernière édition, Genève, 1624), published in full as Heraclitus; or, Meditations upon the Misery of Mankinde and the Vanitie of Humane Life (London, 1624, STC 7326).
The present copy is dedicated to 'Helen Evers', sc. Lady Elin Eure (née Maurice) of Clenennau and Brogyntyn (1578-1626), who was first married to Sir John Owen of Bodsilin (d. 1611/12), secretary to Sir Francis Walsingham (see also Brogyntyn MS II.22), and secondly to Sir Francis Eure (d. 1621), chief justice of the North Wales circuit. The printed editions of the translation are dedicated to John Egerton, 2nd earl of Bridgewater, Henry Vere, 18th earl of Oxford, and others, and Darcie may have come into contact with Elin Eure through his acquaintance with families of the English nobility.
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Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Leaves excised before f. 1 and after f. 69, probably in rebinding.
Finding aids
A detailed list of the contents is available at https://archives.library.wales/external_documents/brogii26.pdf
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Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Headings and highlighting in gold (ff. 7 verso-10); text in gold (f. 12).
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Preferred citation: Brogyntyn MS II.26 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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Name access points
- Eure, Ellen, Dame, 1578-1626. (Subject)
- Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658 -- Translations into English. (Subject)
- Darcie, Abraham, active 1625. (Subject)