Item 485 - Two histories of Ireland. The one written by Edmund Campion, the other by Meredith Hanmer Dr of Divinity

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IE IJA BKS/485

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Two histories of Ireland. The one written by Edmund Campion, the other by Meredith Hanmer Dr of Divinity

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  • 1633 (Creation)

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222 + 128 pp [12+10+8]

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(1540-1581)

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(1543-1604)

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Reference: D3 / C19 and Ir 941.509 A 541

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Material taken from the Jesuit Library, Milltown Park before transfer to DCU, 2019 (Ir.S.J. Coll.(SR)).

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Two histories of Ireland. The one written by Edmund Campion, the other by Meredith Hanmer Dr of Divinity
A View of the State of Ireland, Written dialogue-wise betweene Eudoxus and Irenaeus, By Edmund Spenser Esq. in the yeare 1596

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Printed in Dublin.

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Printed by the Society of Stationers.

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Milltown Library stamps

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Two works bound together, second one is:
A View of the State of Ireland, Written dialogue-wise betweene Eudoxus and Irenaeus, By Edmund Spenser Esq. in the yeare 1596. Whereunto is added the History of Ireland, By Edmund Campion, sometime fellow of St John's College in Oxford. Published by Sir James Ware knight (Dublin, Society of Stationers, 1633)

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Inscriptions:
This book has been reprinted in 8vo but from a copy whereof 80 pages were supplied with... In this latter ... several passages, which were deemed not sufficiently decent to be republished were suffected or altered. ...
Edmund Campion in a letter...supposes this book to be lost but before Ware reprinted it, it came to the...
I. J. Steward Esq Rebooked. Save all writing.
Hanmer and Marleburrough should be read first.
[Edmund Campion] Condemned and hanged as "a most ferverous (?) Jesuit 1581" Biographical Dictionary V. 3
The book contains highlighting with pencil.

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Spenser's work contains a dedication to Thomas Wentworth, Deputy General of Ireland and verses of Edmund Spenser.

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Hanmer's Chronicle was continued by Henry of Marlborough's Chronicle of Ireland (pp. 207-223 [222]).

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The book contains handwritten indexes to all parts of the book separately.

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2024

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Siptar, Daniel

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