Record

Document Reference	Pw V 37/190 (p 153)
Title	MS copy of satirical poem by Thomas Downer on Tobias Venner's book 'Via Recta ad Vitam Longam'; n.d.
Level	Piece
Content Description	A full description of the volume in which this appears can be found under the reference Pw V 37.
Content Description	Texts consists of an elegaic couplet in Latin with English translation, on Tobias Venner's book 'Via Recta ad Vitam Longam' (1st edition, 1620; Pollard and Redgrave 24643). 'Mr Tho: Downer of St Johns', appears to left of title.
Title Of Work	A Censure On a worke of Dr Venner a Physitian entitled Via Recta ad Vitam Longam. Prefixed on a Booke of this kind borrowed of a noble Gentleman (Sr Hugh Smith) and returned back to him next day wth this Distich in English and Latin
Title Of Work	A Censure - Englished thus
First Line of Poem	A Caelo ad Caelum reddat Via recta Salutem From Heaven to heaven Hee that's ye right Way send
Last Line of Poem	Longam Annos multos et sine fine dies Health, and long Life, and Daies that never end
Language	Latin
Physical Description	For details of the physical evidence (paper, watermarks, binding etc) of the volume in which this item appears see the entry for Pw V 37.
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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA74299	Smith; Hugh; Sir
NA74300	Venner; Tobias (1577-1660); Dr; medical writer	1577-1660
NA74301	Downer; Thomas (-); Mr; of St. Johns	-