40. A Persian poem, by Jami, on the history of Joseph and Potiphar's
wife. Written A.D. 1569, and decorated with some very good paintings and
arabesque borders[380].
One of Greaves' MSS.
41. A specimen of Telugu writing on palm-leaves; being an almanack for
the year 1630.
Given by Archbp. Laud.
42. A French panegyrical poem, presented to Queen Elizabeth, in 1586, by
Georges de la Motthe, a French refugee; with a prefatory address in
prose.
Enriched with an exquisite portrait of the Queen, in all the
grandeur of her wide circumference, and with golden hair of very
_prononcée_ hue; and with a great variety of beautifully-executed
monograms, symbols, &c. around each page. The binding is richly
tooled and covered with designs; while in the centre on either side,
protected by glass, are brilliant bosses, said to be composed of
humming-birds' feathers.
'Ex dono ornatissimi, simul ac optimæ spei, juvenis D. Johannis
Cope, armigeri, equitis aurati, baronetti f. natu maximi, olim
Reginensis Oxon, Almæ Matris ergô. 4 Cal. Jan. 1626.'
On a fly-leaf at the end is attached a fragment from some English
theological treatise, in wonderfully minute, although clear,
handwriting.
43. The _Koran_, on a long and narrow roll, very elegantly written in
minute characters.
Given by Archbp. Laud.