MS 288: John Peach, Translation of Pliny the Younger's Panegyricus

18th century notebook containing a translation Pliny the Younger's Panegyricus into English, by John Peach (1739-1773, matriculated St John's in 1757, later Fellow).

• 1. Fols 2r-45v: Peach, John, Translation of Pliny the Younger's Panegyricus . English. Single 18th c. hand in black ink. Written in long lines with ca. 34-35 lines to a page. Catchwords at bottom right of each page. "[Fol. 1 blank, caption fol. 2r] Caius Plinius Secundus his Panegyric upon Nerva Trajan. [text] It was certainly, Gentlemen, very well & prudently appointed by our forefathers ... not as if I looked upon myself as Consul, & after that as a Person of Consular Dignity, but as a Candidate for the Consulship. J. Peach. Senr. [fol. 46 blank]."

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This catalogue entry derives from Stewart Tiley's unpublished descriptive catalogue of the post-1500 western manuscripts at St John's College, Oxford (2018). This entry was uploaded to ArchivesHub in April 2023 as part of the St John's College Library digitization project. To learn more about the project and to find digital resources, please visit the Digital Library