| Author |
Roper, William |
| Birthdate |
b. 1496, d. 1578 (www.newadvent.org/cathen) |
| Filename |
roper.e1 |
| Manuscript |
Brit. Mus. Harl. 6254, 6362, 6166;
Brit. Mus. Add. 11388, 4242;
Brit. Mus. Sloane 1705;
Burns J, Burns B;
Cambridge University Library Ms. Mm. IV. 21;
Library of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Dyce and Forster Collection, Dyce 46;
Bodl. Bodley 966, Willis 58;
Bollandist Library, Brussels, 544. |
| Date of composition |
about 1555 |
| Genre |
BIOGR OTHER |
| Edition |
Hitchcock, Elsie Vaughan (ed.).
1935 (for 1934).
The lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore, knighte, written by William
Roper, esquire, whiche maried Margreat, daughter of the
sayed Thomas Moore; and now edited from thirteen
manuscripts, with collations, etc.
EETS OS 197.
London: Oxford University Press. |
| EEBO image |
http://www.umi.com/eebo/image/16654 |
| Sample |
21.2-29.18 (Penn 1),
29.19-44.7 (Helsinki 1),
44.8-81.25 (Penn 2),
82.8-95.22 (Helsinki 2),
95.23-104.11 (Penn 3) |
| Remarks |
Author husband of Margaret Roper (mroper.e1) and son-in-law of
Sir Thomas More (morelet.e1, moreric.e1, morewol.e1).
The mss. and their relationship are discussed in detail in Hitchcock
1935: xi-xxiv. |