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1 online resource (lxi, 298 pages) |
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Early modern cultural studies |
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Early modern cultural studies (Lincoln, Neb.)
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Machine generated contents note: MY FIRST BOOKE -- Bpp Halls Obseruations in his booke of Meditations And Vowes -- Praier -- dedication -- birth of Alice Wandesforde -- Prouerbes -- Preface to the booke -- Vppon my deliuerance from death, by a fall when I was 3 years old -- preservation in the Meassells -- Preseruation in the smale-Pox, 1631 -- first dawning of Gods Spirit in my heart -- deliuerance from a fire in London, 1631 -- My Mothers goeing into Ireland, 1632, 33, 34, 35 -- great deliuerance from drowning In Ireland by a fall out of the Coach -- great deliuerance from a 2d fall att Sr Robert Merideths in Dublin, 1637 -- deliuerance from a fire & other remarkables -- dreadfull fire in the Castle of Dublin, 1638 -- deliuerance from Ship-Rack in A Passage into Ireland -- thankesgiueing for our deliuerances affter our dangerous passage by Sea -- Obseruations vppon seuerall accidents happening in Ireland vppon the Earle of Strafford ... and on his fatall murder, may 12, 1641 -- Relation conserning my Honoured Father, the Lord Deputy Wandesforde, & of his Death, December 3d 1640 -- Account of the Lord Deputys Death -- Meditations & Praier vppon the Death of my Honoured Father -- Praier vppon my fathers Death -- Prayer to be said before wee Receiue, Made by my father before he went into Ireland, 1628 -- My Mothers Preseruation from the Irish Rebellion, October 23d 1641. A Thankesgiueing for our great deliueration -- thankesgiueing for preseruation from the Rebellion in Ireland, Octb 23, 1641 -- Vppon my Mothers comming to Weschester from Ireland & of my haueing the Smale Pox -- Thankesgiueing affter my recouery from the smale Pox in weschester, 1642 -- discourse of passages & deliuerances of my Mother & vs 3 Children -- deliuerance from a Surfett of Lobster att Richmond, 1643 -- Gratefull Remembrance of my beeing preserued from the fury of the warres -- great deliurance from the violence of a Rape from Ierimy Smithson -- My deliurance from Drowning in the Riuer att Midlam ... in the yeare 1644 -- death of My Sister Danby, September 30th 1645, att her house at Thorpe -- death of my Cosen Iohn Norton, 1646 -- death of Sr Edward Osborne, 1646 -- marriage of my Cozen Edmund Norton -- death of my Cosen Edmund Norton -- Vppon the beheading of King Charles the Martyr Ian 30th 1648 -- death of my cozen Iulian Norton -- Vppon the Death of my brother George Wandesforde, March 31,1651, & of his Sequestration, & other troubles -- Lamentation, & Prayer, vppon the death of my honoured brother George Wandesforde Esquire -- Vppon the reconsileing of my two Brothers George & Christopher Wandesford -- Eligie vpon George Wandesford Esqr on his vnfortunate Death, by the Honourable Sr Christopher Wyuill Barronett -- Obseruations of Gods goodnesse ... in the time of the Warres & Distractions -- Marriage of my Cosen Mary Norton -- Marriage of my brother Christopher Wandesforde -- Mariage of Alice Wandesforde, December 15, 1651 -- Relation of the Remarkable passages of my Life Since my Marriage -- deliuerance from death that day on which I was married, December 15th 1651 -- Meditations vpon my deliuerance of my first Childe, & of the great sicknesse followed -- praier & thankesgiueing for my deliuerance of my first Childe August 6th 1652 -- Vppon the Birth of my Second childe, & Daughter Alice Thornton -- praier & thanksgiueing for my deliuerance of my Second daughter Ian. 3d 1654 -- Meditations vppon the birth of my 3d childe Eliz. Thornton, borne the 14th of February 1655 -- thanksgiueing affter the birth of my 3d childe Betty -- death of my husbands Mother -- death of my husbands father in Law -- death of my husbands brother Richeard Thornton -- Meditation vppon the birth of my 4th childe Katherin Thornton Iune 12th 1656 -- prayer before the deliuery of my daughter Alice Thornton, Iune the 12th 1656, by Alice Wandesford -- Thankesgiueing affter the deliuery of my Daughter Alice Thornton -- Elizabeth Thorntons death, the 5th of September 1656 -- Praier After the death of my 3d childe Betty Thornton -- Vppon my great fall I had, beeing with childe of my 5th, September 14th 1657 -- Meditations on the deliuerance of my first Sonne and fifth Childe, Att Hipswell the 10th of December 1657 -- praier vpon my preseruation affter the birth of my first Sonn & his death -- My Cure of Bleeding at Scarbrough, August 1659 -- thanksgiueing affter my recouery -- 1659. Considerations on the Publike Troubles -- Praier to God for the Church & restoration of the King, Nouember 1659 -- Relation conserning my deare & honoured Mother the Lady Wandesforde & of her Death December 10th 1659 -- relattion of her sicknesse heere followes -- Seuerall Prayers made by my Mother proper for the time of the holy Sacrament as Eiaculations -- My deliuery of my Son William, my 6th childe, & of his death -- Verses vpon the incertainty of Earthly comfort -- thankesgiuing for the restoration of King Charles the second of his Coronation, May 29th 1660 -- Praier & Thanksgiueing for deliuerance from destruction of the Kingdom, 1660 -- Vppon my Husband & Families Remouall from St Nickolas to Oswold Church, neare Newton, Iune 10, 1660 -- My greatt Sicknesse att oswoldkirke february 13th 1661 -- Vppon our comeing to hue at Newton affter the house was built in the yeare 1662, Iune the 10th -- Of the grand mercy I had in the first Sacrament at Easte Newton affter we built the house, August 1662 -- Mr Coluills Settlement of Mr Thorntons Estate, 1662 -- Vppon my deliuerance of my Sonne Robert Thornton, my 7th Childe ... September 19th 1662 -- Thanksgiueing affter my deliuerance of my Son Robert -- Mr Thorntons Preseruation from drowning, Oct. 1664 -- Vpon the birth of my 8th Childe Ioyce Thornton Sept. 23d 1665 -- Relation of Mr Thorntons dangerous fitt of the Palsie at Steersby No. 16th 1665 -- Prayer after Mr Thorntons Recouery, No. 28th 1665 -- Vppon my deare Ioyce her death Ian. 26, 1665 -- Vpon my Daughter Alice preseruation in a sirfitt Iune 13th 1665 -- Of my dangerous Sickenesse, August 16th 1666 -- great fire in London -- My daughter Katherine Thorntons preseruation in the smale Pox the 29th of Sept. 1666 -- death of my Brother Iohn Wandesford, De. 2d 1666 -- murder of my Cosen William Norton -- My Son Roberts haueing the smale Pox Ian. 5, 1667, and of his recouery perfectly againe -- My daughter Alice Thornton her Smale Pox, Ian. 25, 67 -- My nephew John Dentons smale Pox -- 8th of Aprill 1667 Nally had a Pearle on her Eye -- Kate Thornton was preserued from choakeing -- Her preseruation from death by a fall -- Murder of my deare Nephew Thomas Danby August 1, 1667 -- birth of my Sonne Christopher, my 9th Childe, No. 11, 1667, & of his Death, Dec. 1st 1667 -- My trouble vpon Seuerall accidents -- Considerations vpon Mr Thorntons Seuerall relapses & of the Signing the Childrens Settlement for Portions -- On Mrs Anne Danbys going to Hooly Ap. 20, 67 -- Vppon my Sad condittion & Sicknesse that beffell me by the Slanders Raised against me, Iuly 20th 1668 -- Vppon my lamentable abuses of fallse slanders raised against me, Iuly 20th 1668 -- My Son Robert Thornton preserued Iuly 25, 1668 -- relation of the last sicknesse and Death of my deare & honoured husband Willm Thornton Esqr ... September 17th 1668 -- Prayers & Pettitions vpon this Sad Dispensation of the death of my deare & honoured husband -- Widdowes Praieer for her self & Childeren -- Our Sauiours command -- Mr Thorntons Motto & my owne -- Verces vpon Christ & the Church -- Against the feares of Death -- inducement to loue Heauen -- faire-well to the World -- My faithfull Soules wish -- Vppon Rash Censorers -- Verses vpon the loss of my deare brother George Wandesford -- Anagram -- Acrosticke |
| Summary |
"An early modern domestic and spiritual memoir, My First Booke of My Life depicts the life of Alice Thornton (1626-1707), a complex, contradictory woman caught in the changing fortunes and social realities of the seventeenth century. Her memoir documents her perspective on the Irish Rebellion and English Civil War as well as on a plethora of domestic dangers and difficulties"--Back cover |
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Includes index |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-277) and index |
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Print version record |
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Thornton, Alice, 1626-1707.
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| SUBJECT |
Thornton, Alice, 1626-1707
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Thornton, Alice, 1626-1707 fast |
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Thornton, Alice 1626-1707 gnd |
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Women -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Christian women -- Great Britain -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Ireland.
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Christian women
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Women
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Great Britain
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Anselment, Raymond A.
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| ISBN |
9780803254299 |
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0803254296 |
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1306549817 |
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9781306549813 |
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