| 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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