| Description | Miscellany of manuscript poems, including works by Katherine Philips, most likely in the hand of Sir Edward Dering. Other authors include Andrew Marvell (A Dialogue Between Thyrsis and Dorinda), Robert Herrick, and Richard Lovelace. Other copyists unknown, although a recurrent initialling of 'AT' may allude to Aurenlian Townshend. |
| CustodialHistory | The manuscript belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MS 4001. It later formed part of the library of Charles Kay Ogden (1889-1957), linguistic psychologist, founder of the Orthological Institute and originator of the language system Basic English, whose interests in language systems are reflected in the subject matter of his collection, which comprised individual manuscripts and manuscript collections dating from the 14th to the 20th century. |
| Related Material | Cf Sotheby catalogue, 29 June 1965, p 94, for a description and facsimile of another Katherine Philips manuscript in the same hand. British Library, Manuscript Collections, holds Dering's household account book and parliamentary journal, 1648-1673 (Ref: Add MSS 22466-67); a household book, 1652-1685 (Ref: Add MS 70887); correspondence with Sir John Perceval, 1680-1684 (Ref: Add MSS 46957-60). Centre for Kentish Studies holds miscellaneous correspondence, a diary, parliamentary journal and household accounts, 1653-1684 (Ref: U275/A1-5, C1/12-16, O5); correspondence and papers, c1650-1684 (Ref: U350 passim; U133/C1/1-10; U1107 passim); 148 letters to Sir Robert Southwell, 1669-1683 (Ref: U1713); a diary, 1673-1675. The National Library of Ireland holds a notebook relating to the Act of Settlement in Ireland, 1662. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California, holds a diary and commonplace book, 1656-1662. A memoranda book, 1644-1684, is privately held. Oxford University, Worcester College Library, holds literary manuscripts of Philips. Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, holds manuscript copies of verses (Ref: PwV337-38). The National Library of Wales, Department of Manuscripts and Records, holds literary manuscripts (Ref: MS 775B, MS 776B). Cardiff Central Library holds literary manuscripts (Ref: MS 2 1073). University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library, holds literary manuscripts (Ref: Pre-1700 MS 151). For further details see the National Register of Archives. |