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Document ReferencePw V 220
TitleMS poem, entitled 'Sallude la gran benignita... Sonetto', by Antonio Fiorentino addressed to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford; n.d.
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of 14 lines.

One of three sonnets addressed to Robert Harley (see Pw V 221-22).

The document is endorsed with a Latin version of the Italian dedication
Title Of WorkSallude la gran benignita uirtu, e ualor dell'Eccmo: ed'Illmo: Sigr: Conte=DOxford, Erario Begnissmo: e supremo Tesoriere di sua Maesta Brettanica. Lume de Sign: Splendore dell'Europa, e Gloria del nostro Secolo. Dedi=cato al suo incomparabile merito = - Sonetto
First Line of PoemO di scettro degnissimo, e d'Impero
Last Line of PoemO piu d'ogri altro florioso e degno
LanguageItalian
Latin
Physical DescriptionOne folio folded once to form two quartos
Physical match: Pw V 221 (page, paper, watermark, script) & Pw V 222 (page, paper, watermark, script) & Pw V 223 (page, paper, watermark, script)
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Post Horn within crowned shield with insignia 4WR suspended under the shield, approx. 115 x 54 mm
WatermarkHorn (crowned shield)
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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
NA74447Fiorentino; Antonio
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