Leeds Brotherton Lt 125

• Primary compiler

  Seemingly a woman given themes.

  Possibly also a Major author.

Pre-bound paperbook. Tear-outs at the end of the manuscript.

Eighteenth-century worn vellum with “Poem’s”[sic] lettered on the front cover.

Yes.

Single, except for pp. 95–105, and p. 242, which are in a second hand (possibly that of Eliza Lee, the later owner).

Annotations, eg. p. 53, sometimes numbered.

Item cross-outs.

p. 80 two single word cross-outs and corrections — either meant to correct messy handwriting or edits to an original item.

p. 196–197 spilled ink.

p. 80 pen trials.

“Eliza Lee” signature on p. 142 next to pen trials/ scribbles — the pen trials/ scribbles maybe added in by her, the later owner.

Tear-outs at the end of the manuscript.

Lines between items; sometimes single, sometimes up to four; often seemingly with a ruler or something else to keep them straight, eg. p. 41, 68.

“Finis” at the end of longer items, eg. p. 41.

New items often begun on new pages, even if half the previous page remains, eg. pp. 46–47.

Decorative flourishes after items/ in remaining spaces on pages, eg. p. 46, 56, 69, 104, 106 etc.

No lines under titles; the space between titles and first lines are the titles’ only distinction.

Very likely; many unattributed poems with no First Line Index hits. Especially intriguing/ suggestive of originality are pp. 51, 57–58, 128–129, 236–240, and 240–241.

“Eliza Lee Totness March 2th 1787” written near pen trials/ scribbles on p. 142.

“early owner Eliza Lee of Totnes (Devon) 1787” written in pencil on front paste-down in modern hand.

Paginated (in pages at the top-outside corner).

Yes, at the end of the manuscript. Complete and accurate.