JohnWardsBrain

Tweeting from the diary of Rev. John Ward, as we transcribe.

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Today we're participating in a Ward transcribathon, competing against @UCONNEarlyMod and @FolgerLibrary. And by "compete," we mean OWNING....

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Beautified with th​e​ most pleasant fruits
th​a​t​ sun-Burnd Autumn could deliver
to th​e​m​:
#harvest #autumnleaves

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Your weekend puzzler comes from page 83. Tweet is your transcriptions!

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@NathanBraccio Woohoo!!! We are excited!

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Kings may marry but not
their crowns:
#Itshardtobeking

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This weekend’s puzzler is found on page 3. Ancestry vs virtue! Tweet us your transcriptions!

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Phlebotomy in th​e​ body politique as
well as naturall is nott to bee
praescribed for every disease
#BodyMetaphors #Bloodlettting

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This week’s puzzler comes from page 81. Sundials, the favor of kings, and ‘Sic transit gloria mundi!’ Tweet us your transcription!

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@emilylylo @adhaardesai Yep! The macron is connected to the 'o.' I guess Ward didn't want to make a pen lift!

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This week’s puzzler is from page 82. Lions! Foxes! Fables! Tweet your transcriptions!

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England cann​​ott bee para=
leld for hospitallity to all
comm​​ers:
#WelcometoEngland

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@JennQForsyth Ooo, interesting. We weren’t sure of the word ourselves. Below is the whole passage with your transcription and our question marks!
“Itt is the property of Lotus to make the saters[??] forgett all other soil”
Could this refer to the lotus eaters in the Odyssey?

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Your weekend puzzler comes from page 78 in volume 1. Tweet us your transcriptions! Happy puzzling!

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@adhaardesai @NathanBraccio The colon seems to be Ward’s own unique shorthand for ‘e’!

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Your #johnwardpuzzler for the weekend involves CATS. Tweet us your transcriptions!

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London​​ is compared by some
to th​e​ spleen in th​e​ body which​ th​e​
more itt swells th​e​ more itt
is​ for th​e​ other members:
#BodyMetaphors #BigCityProblems

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The grape doth england no
good being mixed with such
sulphureous heterogeneous
mixture:
#RealWineOrNone

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The Ground wheron Favo=
rites stand is no where
more full of præcipi=
ces th​a​n​ in France:
#earlymodernburns

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The Palm th​e​ more itt is pr=
ssed down th​e​ more itt grows
#riseup

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@JennQForsyth You got it! I suspect that the word is "biggst" but Ward may also be doing some kind of e-s elision -- this occurs in many other places in the text. Thanks for your excellent transcription!

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Your John Ward puzzler for the weekend involves History! Tweet us your transcriptions.