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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 170
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Out of Merlyn, Carm[ina], 1690', by Thomas Brown; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of a 17-line Latin poem, withe 20-line English version.
At the end of the text appears the tag: 'Arthurus Rex quondam Rexq<ue> futurus'.
Title Of Work
Out of Merlyn, Carm[ina], 1690
In English
First Line of Poem
Arthurus veniet, Clypeo seu nomen ab aureo
Sure as you live who Arthurs fate deplore
Last Line of Poem
Nec feret hoc Dux Pennigerum
Thunder begins: is wonder ends ye year
Language
Latin
English
Term
mythology and folk-lore, King Arthur & mythology and folk-lore, Merlin
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Fleur de lis within shield, surmounted by coronet, 85 x 54 mm
Watermark
Fleur de lis
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 169
University of Nottingham Library:
Another copy of Pw V 170
Publication Note
T. Brown, Works, 4th Edition (Sam Briscoe; London, 1715) vol V, pp 66-7
Publication of the text
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA74419
Arthur (fl 500); King of Britain
fl 500
NA1113
Brown; Thomas (1663-1704); poet
1663-1704
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