The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Shelfmark R.3.12
Manuscript Title

John Donne, Poems

Alternative Title

Poems By Donne.

James Number 592
Century 17th
Physical Description

28 lines to a full page. Written in several hands (pp.1-237 in the first.) Clearly written.

Provenance

Given by Puckering. The name E. Puckering is on p.1.

Donor Puckering [formerly Newton], Sir Henry, third baronet (bap. 1618, d. 1701), Royalist Army Officer and Local Politician
Size (cm) 29.5 x 18.5
Folio 237 + 11 pp.
Material Paper
Language English
Notes

No pp. 4-5 or 221-222

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Contents

In the volume is this note by Mr Henry Bradshaw.
"A collation of the contents of this volume (as far as the order of the pieces) and a verbal collation in a few instances, was made 21 and 23 January 1861 by the Revnd T. R. O'Flaherty of Capel near Dorking: as far as p.50 was collated accurately with the editn of 1669 by Mr O'Flaherty in April 1863. Done (pp.) 1-124, 183-200, 224-237. om. 50-69."
There is no title. I have in most cases given the names of the pieces from Grosart's edition. The MS. rarely gives any.

1. p.1 Elegie.
Marry and loue thy fflauia, for shee
Works ed. Grosart I. 167 (The Anagram).
2. p.3 To Mr Rowland Woodward
Grosart II. 75.
3. p.4 Jo. D. to Mr H. W.
Here is no more newes then vertue: I may as well
Grosart I. 23.
4. p.6 Elegie.
As the sweet sweat of roses in a still
l. c. 183.
5. p.8 Elegie
Once and but once found in thy company
l. c. 173.
6. p.10 Although thy hand and faith and good workes too
l. c. 170.
7. p.12 Natures lay Ideot I taught thee to loue
l. c. 181.
8. p.13 No spring nor summer beautie hath such grace
l. c. 187.
9. p.15 Image of her whom I loue more then shee
l. c. 190.
10. p.16 Breake of Daye
Tis true tis day. II. 179.
11. p.17 Sunn Risinge
II. 163.
12. p.18 Lecture vpon the shaddowe
II. 240.
13. p.19 Valediction forbidding mourninge
II. 210.
14. p.21 Oh let me serue soe as those men serue
I. 178.
15. p.22 The Legacy
16. p.23 The Triple Foole
II. 170.
17. p.24 Elegie vppon the Death of the Ladie Marckham
II. 128.
18. p.27 Elegie vpon the death of Mistress Bulstrod
II. 133
19. p.29 The good Morrowe
II. 158.
20. p.30 The Broken Heart
II. 209.
21. p.32 Twittnam Garden
II. 186.
22. p.33 Till I have peace with thee, warr other men
I. 234.
23. p.35 Elegie vpon the death of Mistress Boulstred
II. 137.
24. p.37 The Cursse
II. 200.
25. p.38 Mummy
(Loveis Alchymy).
II. 199.
26. p.39 The Canonization
II. 168.
27. p.41 Loues diett
II. 216.
28. p.43 Loues Legacies
II. 217.
29. p.45 Noe Louer saith I loue, nor any other
II. 233.
30. p.45 A Paradox
Whosoe termes Loue a fire may like a poet.
31. p.46 Songe
Goe and catch a falling starre.
II. 160.
32. p.48 Community
II. 190.
33. p.49 Womans Constancie
II. 161.
34. p.50 The Flea
II. 156.
35. p.51 Extasie
II. 212.
36. p.54 Loues Deitie
ll. 215.
37. p.55 The Funerall
II. 220.
38. p.56 Who euer loues if hee doe not propose
I. 218.
39. p.61 The Blossome
II. 221.
40. p.63 Come Madam Come All rest my powers defie
I. 223.
41. p.65 An Apparition
II. 208.
42. p.66 To Sir Henry Wotton
II. 19.
43. p.69 The Prime rose
II. 223.
44. p.70 To Mr J. W.
II. 80.
45. p.71 To Mr T. W.
II. 82.
46. p.72 (To the same)
II. 83, 84.
47. p.73 To Mr C. B.
II. 13.
48. p.74 To M. S. B.
II. 14.
49. p.75 To M. B. B.
II. 15.
50. p.76 To Mr R. W.
II. 78.
51. p.77 To Mr J. L.
II. 85.
52. p.78 To Mr J. L.
II. 86.
53. p.79 To Sir Henrie Wotton at his going Ambassadour to Venice
II. 17.
54. p.81 To Sir H. G(oodyere) mouing him to trauell
II. 25.
55. p.83 To Sir E. H(erbert)
II. 90.
56. p.85 To M. M. H.
II. 72.
57. p.87 Sapho to Philaenis
II. 103.
58. p.90 Elegie
Fond woman wch wouldst haue etc.
I. 164.
59. p.91 By our first straunge
I. 161
60. p.93 Here take my Picture
I. 177.
61. p.94 A Nocturnall vpon St Lucies Day
II. 203.
62. p.96 The Computation
II. 233.
63. p.96 The Dissolution
II. 228.
64. p.98 Witchcrafte by a Picture
II. 205.
65. p.98 A jeat Ringe sente
II. 229.
66. p.99 Loues Exchange
II. 193.
67. p.101 Feuer
II. 176.
68. p.102 The Indifferent
II. 165.
69. p.104 Valediction of my Name in the windowe
II. l82.
70. p.106 Ayre and Angells
II. 178.
71. p.108 Loues Growth (The Springe)
II. 191.
72. p.109 The Dreame
II. 196.
73. p.110 The Prohibition
II. 231.
74. p.110 The Anniuersarie
II. 181.
75. p.112 The Dampe
II. 227
76. p.113 The Relique
II. 225.
77. p.114 Negatiue Loue
II. 230.
78. p.115 Valediction of weeping
II. 197.
79. p.116 A Valediction of the Booke
II. 187.
80. p.119 The Expiration (Valedictio Amoris)
II. 232.
81. p.119 Platonique Loue (The Undertaking)
II. 162.
82. p.121 Confined Love
II. 195.
83. p.122 Songs wch were made to certaine aires wch were made before
(The Message).
II. 202.
84. p.123 Sweetest Loue I do not goe
II. 173.
85. p.124 The Bait
II. 206.
86. p.125 Epigrammes (12)
II. 268, nos. I-VI, VIII, IX, XV, XI, XII, XIV.
87. p.127 Epithalamion made at Lincoln's Inn
I. 274.
88. p.131 Eclogue
I. 261.
Prose writings.
89. p.141 Paradoxes
90. p.163 Problemes
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91. p.183 A Letanie
II. 298
92. p.193 Good friday
II. 310.
93. p.195 Of the Crosse
II. 292
94. p.198 Resurrection
II. 295
95. p.199 A Hymne to Christ
II. 320.
96. p.200 To Christ
II. 341.
97. p.201 Metempsychosis
I. 67
98. p.224 Diuine Poems
La Corona.
II. 276.
99. p.227 As due by many titles etc
(Holy Sonnets, II. 281).
100. p.235 Epistle
Hymn to the Saincts etc.
II. 144
In other hands
p.239 Why louelye boy why flyest thou me (26 lines)
signed EHU.
p.240 Heare doe repose but in lamented wast (six lines)
p.241 blank.
p.242 I prithee turne yt face away (12 ll.)
signed J (?).
p.242 Or scorne or pittie on mee take (13 ll.)
p.243 Turne turne thy beutius face away (10 ll.)
signed J.
p.244 On a very deformed gentlewoman but of a voyce incomparably sweet
I chanc'd sweet Lesbia's voyce to heare.
Signed Tho. Randolph.
p.247 An Elegie (Bp Henry King's Exequy on the Death of his wife)
Accept thou shrine of my deare (corr. to dead) Saint.
Ends p.250. Till we shall meet, and neuer parte.

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