Three Latin poems by Thomas Cooper, Seventeenth century
Scope and Contents
(1) ‘Vindiciæ templi Sancti Pauli’, beginning ‘Mutantur Oh quam tempora, et nos iis simul ...’; (2) ‘Principatus est divina ordinatio a nemine violanda’, beginning ‘Parere regi cur volet pios deus? ...’; (3) ‘Rex Suecorum, vivus an mortuus: in usum ecclesiæ’; after the dedication is a second title, ‘Ventilatio incerti illius et contrarii rumoris de regis Suecorum morte et vitâ’, preceding 35 elegiac couplets beginning ‘Fama diu dubiis volitaverat anxia pennis ...’. The poems are dedicated to Magister Oulsworth (or Dulsworth).
Dates
- Creation: Seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
3 volume(s) (6, 8 and 6 leaves respectively.)
Language of Materials
Latin
Custodial History
In the Library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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