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Late seventeenth century manuscript of the "Mysteria Revelata" [pages 23-145] of John Collins, being "A true, plaine, and impartiall Narrative, and Relation of severall matters and transactions concerning his Majesties late happie restauration, with some other circumstantiall matters, and passages precedent or consequent thereupon." This is prefaced by a verse summary [pages 1-17] headed "Certaine Memorialls and Annotations on the late Duke of Albemarle . . ." (opening "Now that the Duke's defunct and evrie Poett . . ."). Contains authorial interpolation [page 105]. Roughly 145 pp., bound in cloth-covered boards with calf spine and corners, with the original titled upper vellum wrapper bound in. From Sir Thomas Phillipps's library, no. 4897. Includes binder's ticket (Bretherton, 1848) and bookplate of Devonshire historian T. N. Brushfield.