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Document ReferencePw V 261
TitleAutograph MS poem, entitled 'Descriptio Horologii', by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford; n.d. [c.1675]
Date1675 (c)
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of 21 lines in hexameters.

Signed 'Ro: Harley'; school verses.

For date, see Pw V 263.
Title Of WorkDescriptio Horologii
First Line of PoemExiguae celebranda Rei miracula dicam
Last Line of PoemObstat adhuc, tenui vix duco carmen avena
LanguageLatin
Physical DescriptionOne folio folded once to form two quartos
Physical match: Pw V 262 (dimensions, paper, script) & Pw V 263 (dimensions, paper, script)
ConditionGenerally good
Descriptive FeaturesCountermark: Letters IV, approx. 15 x 20 mm.
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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
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