Crewe Manuscripts

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ff. 28–9 Articles of agreement (apparently a draft) between Timothy Goodwin, John Walthoe senior, John Nicholson, Benjamin Tooke, Jacob Tonson I, John Walthoe junior, and John Darby Part 20 July 1716
f. 30r Receipts from Giles Jacob to Bernard Lintot Part 1719–1720
f. 33 Testimonial by J. Calvét, on behalf of the Calas family Part 5 July 1762
f. iii r Title: ‘Frontispieceana | OR A COLLECTION OF | ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECES | TITLE-PAGES, &c. &c. | EXTRACTED FROM VARIOUS WORKS | Ancient and Modern | COMMON AND UNCOMMON | now furtively consolidated into a | 2nd Vol. | FRONTI NULLA FIDES. | NO TRVSTING A TITLE-PAGE. | MDCCCXIX.’ Part
f. 3r Engraved title-page of Praxeos medicae opus, by Felix Platter, 3rd ed. (Basel, 1656) Part 1656
f. 7r Engraved title-page of Contemplationum physicarum sectiones tres, by Marcus Friedrich Wendelin (Cambridge, 1648) Part 1648
f. 11r Engraved title-page of Thesaurus pharmaceuticus sive tractatus practicus, by Arnold Weickard (Frankfurt am Main, 1626) Part 1626
f. 14r Engraved title-page of Saturni Ephemerides, by Henry Isaacson (London, 1633) Part 1633
f. 17r Engraved title-page of Spicilegium anatomicum, by Theodor Kerckring (Leiden, 1717) Part 1717
f. 20r Frontispiece of The Lively Oracles Given to Us, or, The Christian’s Birthright and Duty in the Custody and Use of the Holy Scripture, by Richard Allestree (Oxford, 1678 x 1713) Part 1678 x 1713
f. 21r Engraved section-title of A True and Exact Description of the most celebrated East India Coasts of Malabar and Cormandel, as also of the Isle of Ceylon, from A Collection of Voyages, by Philips Baelde, Vol. III (18th c.) Part 18th c.
f. 22r Frontispiece of Nouveaux Voyages de Mr le Baron de Lahontan dans l’Amérique Septentrionale (18th c.) Part 18th c.
pp. 219–26 ‘The Quarrel, Between Frank and Nan’ (author unknown) Part
pp. 267–70 ‘Epitaph On the Lord Fairfax’, by the Duke of Buckingham Part
pp. 273–5 ‘A Dialogue Between G— and A—’ (author unknown) Part
p. i Title: ‘Narrazioni di diuersi casi Seguiti, non | tanto nella nostra Città di Firenze, | che altroue | Composte da diuersi Autori Fiorentini, e | Raccolte da me Notedia Doanti.’ Part
pp. 223–78 ‘Ragguaglio de gli Amori del Rèdi Francia’ Part
pp. 299–312 ‘Racconto di quanto Segui nell’ Esecuzione Capitale Fatta in Pistoia la Mattina de 21 Agosto 1663. nelle Persone delli Dottore Jacopo Guelfi da Stignano, Simone Pittanti Perugino, Marco Fanini da Bollo, e Biribarotto da Marliana’ Part
pp. 351–70 ‘Sommario del Processo, e Sentenza fatta publicamente in S. Croce il di 29 Aprile 1640 contro D. Vaiano Vaiani da Modigliana’ Part
pp. 405–21 ‘Sommario del Processo fatto contro il Signor Jacinto Centino e Compagni condennati a Morte’ Part
p. 537 ‘Sonetto’, by Giambattista Felice Zappi Part
p. 538 ‘Sonetto’, by Giambattista Felice Zappi Part
f. 2 Print of Thomas Horner and his accomplices in the house of Daniel Clewen Part 1795
loose after f. 4 The Penny London Post Part 9–11 Jan. 1751
f. 25r Cutting from the Whitehall Evening Post, containing a report of the penitence expressed by Théodore Gardelle, now in Newgate Part 7–10 Mar. 1761
f. 25v Cutting from the Whitehall Evening Post, containing a brief account of the inquest into the murder of Mrs King, which Gardelle admits Part 3–5 Mar. 1761
f. 27r Cutting from the Whitehall Evening Post, containing an account of Gardelle’s offer to sign a confession Part 10–12 Mar. 1761
f. 50r Cutting from the London Chronicle, containing details from the printed account of Lord Ferrers’s last day (An Account of the Execution of the late Laurence, Earl Ferrers) Part 13–15 May 1760
ff. 51, 54–6, 58–63, 65, 70 Leaves from Genuine Memoirs of the Life, Family, and Behaviour of Laurence Shirley, Earl of Ferrers Part 1760
f. 93v Print captioned ‘A Perspective View of the temporary Gallows in the Old Bailey’ Part 1784