Page, William. Womans worth, or, A treatise proving by sundry reasons that women doe excell men

Folger bibliographic ID: 233146
Folger call number: V.a.477
Folger holdings ID: 281843
Accession Number: MS Add 717

Argument on why women are better than men, with verses from the Bible. Begins with a poem, "An obseruation against women, fondly gathered out of scripture and thus turned into verse." First line: There was (not certaine when) a certaine preacher

General notes

[viii], 1-14, 14, 16, 16, 18, 18-66, 77-110 p. No breaks in text or missing pages Title from title page: Womans worth or A Treatise Proving by sundry reasons that women doe Excell Men Frame ruled in brown ink; text in black and brown ink in same hand; annotated with Bible verses in same hand Additional manuscript copies of this work can be found at the Clark Library (MS.1960.014) and Bodleian Library (MS. Bodl. 1030), where the author is identified as Dr. William Page, fellow of All Souls. This work does not appear to have been published Jos. Smith, L.L.D. (bookplate) Formerly Folger MS Add 717 Bound in limp vellum with gold tooling and evidence of ties Acquired from Dawsons, November 19, 1976, no. 3 Also available on microfilm

Contents

Eue [i.e. Eve] more excellent then men -- Eue lesse sinfull then Adam -- Mary makes amendes for Eues fault -- Women more chast then men -- Women more religious then men -- Women loued Christ more then men -- Women more charitable then men -- Women wiser then men -- Women more valiant then men -- Women bare rule ouer men

Extended title: Womans worth, or, A treatise proving by sundry reasons that women doe excell men late 17th century
Alternate titles: Treatise proving by sundry reasons that women doe excell men

Women

author: Page, William, 1590-1663
former owner: Smith, Jos., L.L.D.