Janus: William Langhorn: Series of meditations

Manuscripts contains:
<-- See earlier
MS Add.2794	Transcription of Geoffrey Chaucer, 'Parlement of Foules'
MS Add.2795	Transcription of John Lydgate, 'Temple of Glas'
MS Add.2796	Transcripts from CUL MS Dd.15.29 to 32, made for Henry Bradshaw
MS Add.2798	Robert Plumstead: Letter book
MS Add.2799	University of Cambridge: Pre-Elizabethan statutes
MS Add.28	William Langhorn: Series of meditations
MS Add.2801	Hendrik Niclaes: Devotional and theological works, and other related material
MS Add.2802	Hendrik Janson: The Mystery of the Eternity of Christ
MS Add.2803	Hendrik Niclaes: 'A Description of the Iniquitie, Vanitie, Blindnes, Incredulity and Horriblenes of the perverse World', and, 'To the Congregation in the Love'
MS Add.2804	Hendrik Janson: 'An Eternall Testament'
MS Add.2805	Hendrik Niclaes: 'A Singular Description with an effectuall Resolution of the Upright Faith, Knowledge and Confessing of Christ'
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William Langhorn: Series of meditations

Title	William Langhorn: Series of meditations
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.28
Creator	Langhorn, William
Covering Dates	1629 (Circa)
Extent and Medium	1 volume; paper
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

Topics: 'Whitsunday', 'An Altar', 'Upon the sight of an Hearse standing by a Green', 'Good Friday', 'Easter Day', 'A Garden' (3 versions), 'Warr', 'Against Fear and Distrust', 'A False Wife', 'A Husband of a False Wife', 'Ascension Day', 'Suddaine Death', 'Ille Newes', 'The variability of success in disturbed times', 'Prosperous Success in wicked undertakings', 'My Garden', 'The Augmentation of my Garden', verses and anagrams.

All apparently unprinted.

fo. 1: writer's name, with some Latin and English notes and verses.

Langhorn probably the father of Sir William Langhorne Bart.

Belonged to Samuel Knight DD, prebend of Ely and rector of Bluntisham, Hunts. After Knight's death in 1746, the MS. descended to John Percy Baumgartner of Milton, Cambs., who presented it to the Library in 1861.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, William Langhorn: Series of meditations, MS Add.28

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