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Manuscript on paper. 180pp. Two bifolia of manuscript notes loosely inserted. Contemporary sheep. Extremities marked and worn, loss to foot of spine, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, pastedowns sprung, loss to lower corner of terminal leaf, one leaf torn away. A mid-eighteenth-century manuscript, in a single legible hand, comprised of notes on a plethora of heterogenous topics, alphabetically arranged; compiled by Thomas Porter, seemingly commenced whilst studying at Glasgow College 1736-7 and continued whilst serving as a Curate at Hoole, Lancashire, between 1740 and 1747. The diverse subjects examined include 'Circumcision', 'Desire', 'Glocestershire', and 'Hair'. The alphabetical assortment is at one point interrupted by a list of marriages and burials over which porter presided, along with the amount charged for conducting each. Size: 12mo.