Ward, John. Notebook of John Ward

Folger bibliographic ID: 335079
Folger call number: V.a.294
Folger holdings ID: 486306
Accession Number: cs2073

Among the people Ward mentions are Thomas Willis, Dr. Boghil (i.e. Robert Boyle), George Bate, Stephen Toone, Thomas Wharton, Nathaniel Hodges, Thomas Sydenham, Thomas Hollier, Mr. Brooks, Michael Montaigne, Edmund Dickinson, Walter Needham, John Peachi, Sir Alexander Fraizer, Robert Morison, Edward Morgan, Edward Jorden, Thomas Guidott, Sir Richard Baker, Edward Terry, William Beveridge, Anthony Wood and his prospective Antiquities of Oxford, and John Fell of Christchurch

General notes

On leaf 20r, Ward comments "Whether Dr. Hylin does well in Reckoning vp [th]e Dramatick poets w[hi]ch haue been famous in England to omit Shakespear." Entries made at Oxford and Stratford, predominantly from 9 November 1665-end of 1666 (1r-60), with a few later entries made at Stratford, ca. 1669-1672 One of several volumes, originally 17 in number, known as "Ward's Diary." 16 of these volumes are now Folger MS V.a.284-299 List of contents partially derived from typescript description. Location of specific references not verified Poem with first line "A knife a wife and a walnut tree" listed in Folger index of first lines Medical Society of London MS -- Dr. J.A.S.N. Rosenbach, of New York (Sotheby's, London, April 4, 1928, lot 631) Formerly Folger MS 2073.5 Frank, R.G. Journal of the History of Medicine, 29 (1974) Yeandle, Laetitia. "Shakespeare allusions." Shakespeare quarterly, XX (1969), p. 87-88 Extracts included in Diary of the Rev. John Ward, A.M. : vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon, extending from 1648 to 1679 ... / arranged by Charles Severn (London : H. Colburn, 1839) Also available on microfilm and as a digital reproduction For a microfilm copy of D'Arcy Power's transcript of this and 5 other John Ward notebooks, see Folger Film Acc. 683 (original typescripts held at the Wellcome Trust)

Publications

"The pen's excellencie" : treasures from the manuscript collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library / compiled and edited by Heather Wolfe. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2002, p. 77

Exhibited

Chicago, IL. Newberry Library, Sept. 23 -Dec. 31, 2016. Creating Shakespeare. Open to fo.20

Extended title: Notebook of John Ward 1665-1666
Alternate titles: Ward's diary

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675 Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691 Bate, George, 1608-1669 Toone, Stephen, 1635 or 1636-1681 Wharton, Thomas, 1614-1673 Hodges, Nathaniel, 1629-1688 Sydenham, Thomas, 1624-1689 Hollier, Thomas, 1609?-1690 Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 Dickinson, Edmund, 1624-1707 Needham, Walter, 1631?-1691? Peachi, John, active 1683 Fraizer, Alexander, 1607?-1681 Morison, Robert, 1620-1683 Morgan, Edward, approximately 1619-1689 Jorden, Edward, -1632 Guidott, Thomas, active 1698 Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645 Terry, Edward, 1590-1660 Beveridge, William, 1637-1708 Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695 Fell, John, 1625-1686 Lucey family Clopton family East Indies West Indies Surgery Medicine Chemistry Materia medica Herbs History, Ancient History, Modern Travel

author: Ward, John, 1629?-1681
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675
subject: Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691
subject: Bate, George, 1608-1669
subject: Toone, Stephen, 1635 or 1636-1681
subject: Wharton, Thomas, 1614-1673
subject: Hodges, Nathaniel, 1629-1688
subject: Sydenham, Thomas, 1624-1689
subject: Hollier, Thomas, 1609?-1690
subject: Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592
subject: Dickinson, Edmund, 1624-1707
subject: Needham, Walter, 1631?-1691?
subject: Peachi, John, active 1683
subject: Fraizer, Alexander, 1607?-1681
subject: Morison, Robert, 1620-1683
subject: Morgan, Edward, approximately 1619-1689
subject: Jorden, Edward, -1632
subject: Guidott, Thomas, active 1698
subject: Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645
subject: Terry, Edward, 1590-1660
subject: Beveridge, William, 1637-1708
subject: Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695
subject: Fell, John, 1625-1686
subject: Lucey family
subject: Clopton family
former owner: Rosenbach, J. A. S. N., Dr.
former owner: Medical Society of London. Library