| Description | Manuscript commonplace book with printed front matter. Bookplate of C Chorley. Title page reads: "A Pocket Common-Place Book, with Locke's Index" Printed for Taylor and Hessey, London, by J Drury. On the reverse of the title page are printed instructions for compiling the book and preparing the index, followed by printed pages for the index (left blank). Contains manuscript notes on Bible passages, poetry, philosophy, law, history and miscellaneous other topics including the post office. Usually with references to the source of information. Primarily English, with some passages in French, Greek and shorthand(?). Written from both ends (reversed) with much of the centre section blank. |