Vigorous defence against Puritan accusations of idolatry of the scriptural scenes depicted in the new stained-glass windows in the chapel of Christ Church, Oxford, describing them and praising the painter's art. Followed (f.12r) by a list of "Stories mentioned in this poem".
On Christ Church Windows, Oxon, by Mr J. C.
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt 32
- Dates of Creation
- ca.1640-1660
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 12 ff. Booklet, with the poem written on recto sides only. The final list of "stories" seems to be in the same hand but with another pen. Carefully inset on outer bottom corner of f.12 is a piece of paper bearing on recto the signature "Henry Gyles 1660". At top of f.1r in a hand of ca.1650-1700 is "Borrow'd of G.P.". Bound in grey cloth on boards, with free endpapers and pastedowns both of laid paper of ? ca.1750, and one end flyleaf in addition preceding free endpaper. A small round label inscribed "707" is on front cover at top.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Cleveland, the poet and satirist, was born in Loughborough in 1613. Although his education was Puritan, by the time he went up to Christ's College, Cambridge, his sympathies were with the Royalist cause. He became a Fellow of St. John's and lived in Cambridge for nine years.In 1655 he was imprisoned as a Royalist and spent three months in Yarmouth gaol, before securing his release by means of a petition to Cromwell. He died in London, at Gray's Inn, in 1658. He was associated with the Cavalier poets, including Carewe, Suckling and Lovelace.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Bought from Quaritch (Sotheby), May 1971
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Indexed in the BCMSV database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/bcmsv/intro.html
Custodial History
Owned by Henry Gyles, 1660
Additional Information
Not certainly by Cleveland