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Commonplace Book of John Bonar (1619-)

[Letter from Robert Jackson to Ralph Thoresby] (Collection or commonplace book)

National Library of New Zealand

Date:ca 1649-1672 Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source)John Bonar (1619-) Annotation:Archival note: Comprises a collection of poems, vocabularies, biblical passages, plays, letters, sayings and observations, in English and Latin, composed or copied by John Bonar (b 1619) between 1649 and 1672. Includes lists of names, Scottish places, and a miscellany of material as well as some contemporary prints. Includes partial index composed by author. Contains "Ane inventarie of ane chamber," which is a scribal copy of Adamson's "Inventarie of the Gabions."