Collection of religious prose and verse in a single hand, probably all composed by Thomson and in his autograph. Includes: f.2r-v: prose piece beginning "The papist and Quaker agree..."; ff.3r-34v: two prose pieces of spiritual autobiography, signed "W T 1648" and "Willm Thomson 1629" respectively; ff.35r-43r: three poems, the first signed by Thomson 1633 and the third 1634; f.44r-77v: five theological essays or commentaries in prose, the first signed by Thomson 1654, the third entitled "What a libertyne is" and the fifth, "The sacrement explained", referring to Latimer, Ridley and Ralph Allerton.
Essays and poems by William Thomson
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- Dates of Creation1629-1654
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 vol. (78 ff.); Blank leaves: f.1 (except for brief note on recto), f.40v, f.43v, f.55v, f.78. Stubs of removed leaves between ff.44-45 and 72-73, text being continuous. In ink, in a single secretary hand throughout, margins ruled. Bound (in 8s) in contemporary calf, blind stamped with design including initials "W T" on front and back, traces of missing clasps.
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Administrative / Biographical History
William Thomson was evidently a religious writer. Nothing is recorded about his life.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from Bertram Rota, August 1983
Note
In English
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The poems are indexed in the BCMSV database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/bcmsv/intro.html