Record

Document Reference	Pw V 143
Title	MS poem entitled 'Alsopus Keilo S.' by Anthony Alsop; n.d.
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Poem consists of 56 lines in 14 Sapphic stanzas on the mathematician and astronomer John Keill, pupil of David Gregory at Edinburgh, who gave the first experimental lectures on natural philosophy at Oxford. Sent in a letter to a member of the Harley family: 'Epistle from Mr Alsop, who (they say) is now in Holland, to John Keile who has lately married Henry Clement's maid'. Printed version entitled 'Johanni Keil'. Closing section of letter removed.
Title Of Work	Alsopus Keilo S.
First Line of Poem	Keile, ni mendax mihi falsa narrat
Last Line of Poem	Dote beabo
Language	Latin
Physical Description	Folio folded once to form two quartos, i.e. ff 1 and 2; f 2 cut in half
Condition	Generally good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Post Horn within crowned shield and insignia 4WR suspended under shield (three quarters only), 112 x 46 mm. Italic
Watermark	Horn (crowned shield)
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 142
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 144
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 151/8
Publication Note	Alsop, Anthony, Odarum Libri Duo (London, 1752) pp 33-5

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA74399	Keill; John (1671-1721); Professor; mathematician and astronomer	1671-1721
NA74398	Gregory; David (1661-1708); -	1661-1708
NA73032	Alsop; Anthony (-1726); Dr	-1726