Quodlibets, lately come ouer from New Britaniola, Old Newfound-land: epigrams and other small parcels, both morall and diuine: the first foure bookes being the authors owne, the rest translated out of that excellent epigrammatist, Mr. John Owen, and other rare authors: with two epistles of that excellently wittie doctor, Francis Rablais, translated out of his French at large: all of them composed and done at Harbor-Grace in Britaniola, anciently called Newfound-Land
Robert Hayman served as the governor of Bristol's colony at Harbor Grace from c.1618 to 1628. Quodlibets, published when he left the island in 1628, is one of the earliest recorded examples of Newfoundland literature. The original is imperfectly paginated: in the first series p. 56 is incorrect...
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Printed by Elizabeth Allde, for Roger Michell, dwelling in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Bullshead
1628
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/30392 |
| Summary: | Robert Hayman served as the governor of Bristol's colony at Harbor Grace from c.1618 to 1628. Quodlibets, published when he left the island in 1628, is one of the earliest recorded examples of Newfoundland literature. The original is imperfectly paginated: in the first series p. 56 is incorrectly paged 59; in the second series, page numbers 52-53 and 56-57 are omitted, but no text is missing. |
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