Commonplace book of George Turner

Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada: 1027.2
Folger bibliographic ID: 226674
Folger call number: FILM Fo. 4376.8
Folger holdings ID: 258178

Includes the confession of the Duke of Norfolk, 1572; the arraignment of Robert, Earl of Essex and Henry, Earl of Southampton, 1601; the letter to Lord Monteagle revealing the gunpowder plot, 1605; Vox spiritus or Sir Walter Raleigh's ghost, 1620 (See V.a.223); the articles of marriage between England and Spain, 1622-1623; and between England and France, 1524; speeches in Parliament and the Council, 1624-1629; lists of the king's ships ... 1627, 1635, 1636; a mock inventory mentioning the play The valiant Welshman; and poems, among others Basse's epitaph on Shakespeare, (p. 174), an epitaph on Ben Jonson, (p. 177), Rosamon to King Henry II, (p. 187), and the Caledonian Forest by J. Hepwith (Wing H1486, p. 63). The binding consists of an apprenticeship indenture, 1619, a deed relating to property in Hampstead, Middlesex, 1645, with a note of christenings in the Freelove, James and Bancrofte families

General notes

George Turner, schoolmaster A list of contents other than poems, at the end Poems listed in Folger index of first lines Available on microfilm This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Extended title: Commonplace book of George Turner ca. 1624-ca. 1636

Freelove family James family Bancrofte family Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601 Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624 England and Wales. Royal Navy Gunpowder Plot, 1605 England

author: Turner, George (Schoolmaster)
subject: Freelove family
subject: James family
subject: Bancrofte family
subject: Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
subject: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601
subject: Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624
subject: England and Wales. Royal Navy
associated with: Norfolk, Thomas Howard, Duke of, 1538-1572
associated with: Monteagle, William Parker, Baron, 1574 or 1575-1622
associated with: Basse, William, -approximately 1653
associated with: Hepwith, John
associated with: England and Wales. Privy Council
associated with: England and Wales. Parliament