Record

Document Reference	Pw V 372
Title	MS poem, entitled 'The Chusing a Poet Lawreat at the Death of Mr Row', by John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham; n.d.
Date	1719 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Text consists of 23 four-line verses. The printed version of the text, entitled 'The Election of a Poet Laureat 1719', contains twenty-one verses only. The poem refers to the death of the poet laureat Mr Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718) and to the election to that office of Mr Laurence Eusden (1688-1730).
Title Of Work	The Chusing a Poet Lawreat at the Death of Mr Row
First Line of Poem	A famous Assembly was summon'd of late
Last Line of Poem	So walked out triumphant, and Singing of Psalms
Language	English
Physical Description	One sheet folded once forming two folio leaves
Condition	Generally good but stained
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam lions standing on ornate double bars, 89 x 95 mm; Countermark: Letters IV, 12 x 24 mm; centre mark (in central fold) monogram, FB, 15 x 24 mm Italic
Watermark	Arms of Amsterdam
Related Material	Crum, Index, A 120
Publication Note	J. Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, Works (London, 1723) vol I, pp 195-200

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA72782	Rowe; Nicholas (1674-1718); Mr; poet laureat	1674-1718
NA72828	Eusden; Laurence (1688-1730); Mr; poet laureat	1688-1730
NA28878	Sheffield; John (1647-1721); 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby; 3rd Earl of Mulgrave; Lord Chamberlain 1685-88	1647-1721