Could "Leycester sa Genealogie. 4o" possibly be related to, or shed light
on, or be evidence for the existence & circulation of Edm. Spenser's
Stemmata Dudleiana (as referred to in the Three ... Letters of Spenser and
Harvey) (and with its possible connection to The Ruines of Time, i.e. to
Sidney and his sister, to which RT is dedicated)???
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:18:09 -0400
Joseph Black <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A bibliographical puzzle for the list, from the manuscript catalogue of
>the
> Sidney family library at Penshurst (ca. 1655-65). Would anyone have
> suggestions that might help us identify the catalogue entry: "Leycester sa
> Genealogie. 4o"’?
>
> If this entry represents a printed book, it could reflect the running head
>of
> a book with a quite different title (a common practice with this
>cataloguer).
> But the entry might also refer to a manuscript, though the catalogue often
> identifies as such the few manuscripts it lists. If manuscript, it could
>be a
> genealogy compiled for the use of Robert Sidney, the 2nd earl (1595-1677)
> while he was ambassador extraordinary in Paris in the
> late 1630'S. It could also be a text connected with the family’'s
>successful
> attempt to recapture the Leicester title.
>
> On the other hand, the text might be a version (printed or manuscript)
> of /Leicester’s Commonwealth/, /Leicester’s Ghost/, or a related libel:
>the
> library catalogue also lists a copy of a 1641 edn. of /Leicester’s
> Commonwealth/, and, listed as “Leycester sa vie”, the French
> translation, /Discours de la vie abominable ... desquelles a usé et use
> journellement le my lorde de Lecestre machiaveliste/ (1585).
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> Joe Black and Germaine Warkentin
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