Record

Document Reference	Pw V 184
Title	MS poem, entitled 'An Epistle to J. W. a Clergyman, a Courtier In Imitation of Ep. 10 of Hor. Book 1 by a young Clergyman', by Dr Davies Sneyd and written in the hand of Timothy Thomas; n.d.
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Poem consists of 79 lines, in imitation of Horace, Epistles 1.10 Addressed to J[ ] W[haley]? The hand of the copyist has been identified as that of Timothy Thomas, chaplain to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and rector of Presteigne; Thomas who had been educated at Christ Church, Oxford was a close friend of Sneyd Davies.
Title Of Work	An Epistle to J. W. a Clergyman, a Courtier In Imitation of Ep. 10 of Hor. Book 1 by a young Clergyman
First Line of Poem	D... of Rurall Scenes a Lover grown
Last Line of Poem	And spare no Satire; for you'll be Sincere
Language	English
Physical Description	One folio
Condition	Generally good
Descriptive Features	Countermark: Royal Cipher, letters GR surmounted by crown, 40 x 20 mm Italic
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note	J. Whaley, Collection of Original Poems (London, 1745) p ?
	J. Nicols, Illustrations of literary history (London, 1817) vol I, pp 581-83
	Has many variants

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA74428	Whaley; J.
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
NA72779	Horatius Flaccus; Q. (65-8 BC); Horace; Roman poet	65-8 BC
NA72860	Davies; Sneyd (1709-1769); Dr	1709-1769
NA72804	Thomas; Timothy (c.1694-1751); Rev.; chaplain to Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford; brother of William Thomas	c.1694-1751