| RefNo | RB/2/26/2 |
| Previous numbers | MS 195, fols. 12-45 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Early version of Book 1, chapters 1-3 and Book 2, chapters 1-2 of 'The Aretology or Ethicall Elements' |
| Date | 1645 |
| Description | Early version of Book 1, chapters 1-3 and Book 2, chapters 1-2 of 'The Aretology or Ethicall Elements' broken down as follows:
Book 1: 'Of Aretology The first Booke which treateth of Felicity' Fols. 12r-32r
Book 1, Chapter 1: 'That there is a felicity'
Book 1, Chapter 2: 'Of false felicitys'
Book 1, Chapter 3: 'Of the Tru Felicity & other things belonging thereunto'
Fols. 32v-36v are blank.
Book 2: 'Of Aretology Booke the Second which treateth of The Object of Moral philosophy' Fols. 37r-45v
Book 2, Chapter1: 'Of the objects of Moral Philosophy in Generall'
Book 2, Chapter 2: 'Of the Will'
Hand: Early Boyle |
| Language | English |
| Extent | Fols. 12-45 (34 folios) |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | See J.T.Harwood, 'Early Essays and Ethics' (1991), p. 3n. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |