Outspoken criticism of the vanity of the world and the folly of mankind's material ambitions and pleasures, illustrated by numerous stories; describing the unhappiness of old age, and urging a virtuous life leading to death and heaven. With a prefatory prose dedication to Sir Julius Caesar (imperfect owing to loss of leaves), praising him and revealing that the poem was written in prison. Also contains later (18th-century?) moralising epigram on human mortality and the inevitability of death; copied twice and followed by similar prose material.
The perfect mans practice, November 25 1630, by Symon Jory
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- ReferenceGB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt 37
- Dates of Creation1630
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 vol. 35 ff. are extant, with remains of one or two ff. before fol.[1] and of one leaf after it. F.1r bears the signature "Will Lightfoot" in an 18th-century hand. The last pastedown has the signature "Joseph Parsonage" in a hand of ca.1700. Bound in limp vellum; some writing and diagrams are on the binding.
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Administrative / Biographical History
Nothing is known of Symon Jory, the author of this poem, though the surname at that time originates from the West Country. Sir Julius Caesar, 1558-1636, was a judge. He became a member of the Inner Temple in 1580 and was knighted in 1603. In 1614 he was appointed Master of the Rolls.
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Acquisition Information
Bought from Quaritch (Sotheby), July 1971
Note
In English
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Indexed in the BCMSV database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/bcmsv/intro.html
Custodial History
Seemingly once in the possession of Edward Edwards, William Lightfoot, and Joseph Parsonage