Raleigh, Walter, Sir. Copy of a discourse touchinge a marryage betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye, 1611

Beal, P. In praise of scribes: 98
Index of English literary manuscripts: RaW 640
Folger bibliographic ID: 244286
Folger call number: V.a.605
Folger holdings ID: 309419
Accession Number: 265114

In opposition to the match with the daughter of the Duke of Savoy

General notes

Copied by the "Feathery Scribe" with his distinctive light, ornamented hand, the title between decorated horizontal rules, ruled throughout in red. Annotations about other manuscripts by the same scribe on front endleaf Title from title page: A Discourse Touchinge a Marryage Betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye; written by S[i]r Walter Rawleighe Knight, beinge thereunto Comaunded by the said Prince Watermark: pillars with initials E.A.N With a reader's trefoil marks in the margins Bent Juel-Jensen (bookplate) Sotheby's, July 31, 1962, lot 554, bought by Blackwell's for Juel-Jensen Text not published until the 18th century, but circulated widely in manuscript. The Index of English Literary Manuscripts records 27 surviving copies including this one. Another manuscript copy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina Collection Raleigh CSWR A36) Bound in modern smooth brown morocco covered boards with tooling Acquired from Quaritch in 2008

Item information about Folger V.a.605

Adopted by Robin S. Millay, Acquisitions Night 2010

Uniform title: Discourse touchinge a marryage betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye
Extended title: Copy of a discourse touchinge a marryage betweene Prince Henrye of England and a daughter of Savoye, 1611 written by Sir Walter Rawleigh Knight, beinge thereunto comaunded by the said Prince. ca. 1630
Alternate titles: Discourse touching a marriage between Prince Henry of England and a daughter of Savoy

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612

author: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
subject: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612
scribe: Feathery Scribe, active 17th century
former owner: Juel-Jensen, Bent