MS. Fairfax 38 (The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)

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In this manuscript, a Henry Fairfax, performs the role of amanuensis. In his notes at the front of the manuscript, he records that it is a transcription "Out of [Thomas Fairfax's] first Coppy, Since by him Revised (not Inlarged but) Corrected" (p. v), and that his transcriptions have been "corrected by his Lo^p" (p. vi). This suggests that MS Fairfax 38 postdates Add MS 11744 and MS Fairfax 40. As it was produced before Fairfax's death (corrected by him), the likely date of composition is sometime between 1660 and 1671.

Henry Fairfax remarks on the manner in which he received the poems. It is "disorderredly writt", he says, because it is written according to the order in which "the seuerall parcells came to my hands". This, he goes on, is "to be rectified by this Table [page] 539" (p. v). In the New Transcript.

Henry Fairfax's comments also tell us the purpose of this transcription> It is to be used by a professional transcriber to produce a "New Transcript" (p. v), which will be "permitted only to neare Relations" (p. vi). The professional transcriber to whom Henry directs his instructions and manicules is presumably the hand responsible for MS Lt 105, held in the Brotherton Collection, which is annotated by Charles.

The Bodleian's current catalogue entry for this work states that the transcriber "appears to be Henry Fairfax, 4th lord Fairfax [1631–1688], first cousin of the author", but that identification seems less likely than Thomas's other cousin called Henry Fairfax (1634–1702), a clergyman and Fellow of Magdalen College between 1659 and 1687. This Henry Fairfax addressed a panegyrical Latin poem to Thomas Fairfax as "Universitatis OXONIENSIS Patroni Munificentissimi" ("Most Gracious Patron of the University of Oxford"). This is also the Henry who, with his antiquarian father, Charles Fairfax (1597–1673), compiled the Analecta Fairfaxiana, which is held in the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds (MS Yks 1).

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Henry Fairfax's instructions, pp. v–xii
The Songe of Saloman, pp. 1–18
- Chapter 1, pp. 1–2
- Chapt 2, pp. 3–4
- Chapt 3, pp. 5–6
- Chapt 4, pp. 6–9
- Chapt 5, pp. 9–11
- Chapt 6, pp. 11–14
- Chapt 7, pp. 14–15
- Chapt 8, pp. 15–18
Out of the Proverbs of Salomon, pp. 19–28
Wisdom's Antiquity, pp. 29–31
Moses his Songe / Exodus 15, pp. 33–37
Moses his Songe / Deut: 32, pp. 38–44
Hymnes, pp. 45–71
- To the Soueraign God, pp. 45–50
- A Hymne to Christ the Mesiah, pp. 51–64
- A Hymne to ye Holy Ghost, pp. 65–71
The Christian's Warefare, pp. 72–76
A Songe of Prayse, pp. 77–78
Of Life & Death / Compared together, pp. 79–80
The Songe of Deborah & Barak. Judg: 5, pp. 81–86
Hannah's Songe / 1 Sam: 2, pp. 87–88
Dauid's Lamentatiõ for Saule & Jonathan, pp. 89–91
Hezekiahs Songe / Isaiah 38, pp. 91–94
Hony Dropps, pp. 97–113
The Preface to the Psalmes, p. 114
Psalme 1, p. 115
Psalme 2, pp. 116–117
Psalme 3, pp. 117–118
Psalme 4, pp. 119–120
Psalme 5, pp. 120–123
Psalme 6, pp. 124–125
Psalme 7, pp. 125–128
Psalme 8, pp. 128–129
Psalme 9, pp. 130–132
Psalme 10, pp. 132–135
Psalme 11, pp. 135–137
Psalme 12, p. 138
Psalme 13, p. 139
Psalme 14, p. 140
Psalme 15, p. 141
Psalme 16, p. 142
Psalme 17, pp. 143–144
Psalme 18, pp. 145–148
Psalme 19, pp. 149–150
Psalme 20, p. 151
Psalme 21, p. 152
Psalme 22, pp. 153–156
Psalme 23, p. 157
Psalme 24, pp. 158–159
Psalme 131, p. 159
Psalme 25, pp. 160–161
Psalme 26, p. 162
Psalme 27, pp. 163–164
Psalme 28, p. 165
Psalme 29, p. 166
Psalme 31, pp. 167–169
Psalme 32, pp. 169–170
Psalme 33, pp. 171–172
Psalme 34, pp. 172–173
Psalme 35, pp. 174–175
Psalme 36, p. 176
Psalme 30, pp. 177–178
Psalme 37, pp. 179–182
Psalme 42, pp. 183–185
Psalme 77, pp. 186–187
Psalme 84, pp. 188–189
Psalme 103, pp. 190–192
Psalme 137, pp. 192–194
Psalme 38, pp. 195–196
Psalme 39, pp. 196–197
Psalme 40, pp. 198–199
Psalme 41, pp. 200–201
Psalme 43, p. 201
Psalme 44, pp. 202–203
Psalme 45, pp. 204–205
Psalme 46, p. 206
Psalme 47, p. 207
Psalme 48, pp. 207–208
Psalme 49, pp. 209–210
Psalme 50, pp. 211–212
Psalme 51, pp. 213–215
Psalme 52, p. 215
Psalme 53, p. 216
Psalme 54, p. 216
Psalme 55, pp. 216–218
Psalme 56, pp. 219–220
Psalme 57, pp. 220–221
Psalme 58, pp. 221–222
Psalme 59, pp. 222–223
Psalme 60, pp. 224–225
Psalme 61, p. 225
Psalme 62, pp. 226–227
Psalme 63, pp. 227–228
Psalme 64, pp. 228–229
Psalme 65, pp. 229–230
Psalme 66, pp. 230–232
Psalme 67, p. 232
Psalme 68, pp. 233–236
Psalme 69, pp. 237–239
Psalme 70, p. 240
Psalme 71, pp. 240–242
Psalme 72, pp. 243–244
Psalme 73, pp. 245–246
Psalme 74, pp. 247–248
Psalme 75, p. 249
Psalme 76, p. 250
Psalme 79, pp. 251–252
Psalme 80, pp. 252–253
Psalme 81, pp. 254–255
Psalme 82, pp. 255–256
Of Vertue, pp. 257–258
Of Patience & Temperance, pp. 259–260
Nature & Fortune, p. 261
Shortness of Life, p. 261
Of Anger, pp. 262–263
Of Envy, p. 264
On the Fatal day Jan: 30, p. 265
On Impartial Fate, p. 265
Epitaph on A. Va: dieng younge, p. 266
Vpon the Dath of his deare Lady (by Lady Cary), pp. 267–268
To the Lady Cary vpon her verses on my deare Wife, pp. 269–270
Epitaph (by Thomas, First Lord Fairfax), p. 272
Vpon Mr Stanley's Booke of Philosophers supposinge itt ye worke of his Tutor W Fa:, p. 273
Vpon the Horse w^ch his Ma^ty / Rode vpon att his Coronation 1660, p. 374
Epitaph Sur le Mort du Cardinal Mazarin, p. 289
Vulgar Proverbs, pp. 290–297
A Caracter of ye Romish church By Francisco Petrarca A^o 1320, pp. 305–306
The Solitude, pp. 307–314
Of a Faire Wife / To Coregio, pp. 315–317
Vpon a Patch't Face, p. 317
Of Beauty, p. 318
Vpon an ill Husband, p. 319
Vpon a younge Virago, p. 319
Vpon a Fountain, p. 320
Vpon the New built house / att Apleton, p. 320
Lamuel's Instruction / From his Mother / Proverbs 31, pp. 329–332
Psalme 78, pp. 333–340
Psalme 83, pp. 341–342
Psalme 85, pp. 343–344
Psalme 86, pp. 344–346
Psalme 87, pp. 346–347
Psalme 88, pp. 347–349
Psalme 89, pp. 350–354
Psalme 90, pp. 354–355
Psalme 91, p. 356
Psalme 92, pp. 357–358
Psalme 93, p. 359
Psalme 94, pp. 360–362
Psalme 95, pp. 362–363
Psalme 96, pp. 364–365
Psalme 97, pp. 365–367
Psalme 98, pp. 367–368
Psalme 99, p. 369
Psalme 100, p. 370
Psalme 101, p. 371
Psalme 102, pp. 372–375
Psalme 104 pp. 376–379
Psalme 105, pp. 380–383
Psalme 106, pp. 384–389
Psalme 107, pp. 390–393
Psalme 108, pp. 393–394
Psalme 109, pp. 395–397
Psalme 110, pp. 398–399
Psalme 111, pp. 399–400
Psalme 112, pp. 400–401
Psalme 113, p. 402
Psalme 114, p. 403
Psalme 115, pp. 404–405
Psalme 116, pp. 405–408
Psalme 117, p. 408
Psalme 118, pp. 409–411
Psalme 119, pp. 412–422
Psalme 120, p. 423
Psalme 121, p. 424
Psalme 122, p. 425
Psalme 123, p. 426
Psalme 124, p. 427
Psalme 125, p. 428
Psalme 126, p. 429
Psalme 127, pp. 430–431
Psalme 128, pp. 431–432
Psalme 129, pp. 432–433
Psalme 130, pp. 433–434
Psalme 132, pp. 434–436
Psalme 133, p. 436
Psalme 134, p. 437
Psalme 135, pp. 437–438
Psalme 136, pp. 439–440
Psalme 138, p. 441
Psalme 139, pp. 442–444
Psalme 140, pp. 444–445
Psalme 141, pp. 446–447
Psalme 142, pp. 447–449
Psalme 143, pp. 449–451
Psalme 144, pp. 451–452
Psalme 145, pp. 453–454
Psalme 146, pp. 454–455
Psalme 147, pp. 456– 457
Psalme 148, pp. 458–459
Psalme 149, p. 460
Psalme 150, p. 461
Songes of the New Testament, pp. 463–467
- Luke 1 / The Songe of Mary the Blessed Virgin, pp. 463–464
- Zachariah's Songe / Luke 1, pp. 465–466
- Simeon's Songe / Luk: 2, p. 467
Appendix, pp. 469–
- Remembrances of some of his Grandfath^es services, pp. 469–472
- Treatises Composed by TF first L^d Fa:, pp. 473–474
- Some few Psalms of many putt into Meetere by Ferdinando Lord Fairfax
  - Psalme 120, pp. 475–476
  - Psalme 121, pp. 477–478
  - Psalme 122, pp. 478–479
  - Psalme 123, pp. 480–481
  - Psalme 124, pp. 482–483
  - Psalme 127, pp. 484–485
- Here are inserted some of many Epitaphs, pp. 486–493
  - On the most valiant Knight called Prudhom, p. 486
  - De ma tres verteux Sœur Madam Marie de Fairfax, p. 486
  - On the Lady Barbara Billassis, p. 493
  - A liber in eadem, p. 493
- Exeqviæ / In Capella apud Denton (relating to the Thomas, first Lord Fairfax, and his daughter, Dorothy), pp. 495–496
- Inscription and details of effigies (relating to Thomas, first Lord Fairfax, and his first wife, Ellen), p. 498
- Monvmentvm / In Ecclœsia Parochialli de Boulton (relating to Ferdinando Fairfax), pp. 500–501
- Aliorsum Sic In Eundem (relating to Ferdinando Fairfax), p. 501
- Aliter in Eundem F. Fairfax (relating to Ferdinando Fairfax), pp. 502–504
- On his wife vpon y^e wall (relating to Ferdinando Fairfax's wife, Mary Fairfax), pp. 504–505
- In y^e Dutch Church att Frankenthall (relating to William and John Fairfax, sons of Thomas, first Lord Fairfax), p. 506
- To my Noble and Worthy Friends S^r TF att Denton (letter to Thomas, first Lord Fairfax, informing him of his sons' deaths), pp. 507–508
- In Ecclia Parochiali de Ottley (relating to Anne, daughter of Thomas, first Lord Fairfax, who married George Wentworth of Woolley), p. 509
- For Embleme (relating to Charles Fairfax, son of Thomas, first Lord Fairfax, and his wife Maria), p. 510
- Infilium Natu (relating to Peregrine Fairfax, son of Thomas, first Lord Fairfax), p. 511
Epiodium, p. 602
Epitaph, p. 603
Elogie, p. 603
The Table of Soliloquies, pp. 534–535
The Table to the Appendix, p. 536

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