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 c1555 Genre BIOGR OTHER Helsinki:
Penn:
TotalEdition 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. 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).
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