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Document ReferencePw V 38/7 (pp 53-54)
TitleMS poem, entitled 'A Letter from the D: of M to the K___', not ascribed; n.d.
Date1680 (c)
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionA full description of the volume in which this item appears can be found under the reference Pw V 38.
Text consists of 27 lines.

Written as if from James, Duke of Monmouth to his father Charles II in 1679. The King's answer can be found under Pw V 39/36.

Attributed in some sources to John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.
Title Of WorkA Letter from the D: of M to the K___
First Line of PoemDisgrac'd, undone, forlorne made fortunes sport
Last Line of PoemNext after you by God I will be King
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionFor details of the physical evidence (paper, watermarks, binding etc) of the volume in which this item appears see the entry for Pw V 38.
Related MaterialCrum, Index, D 332
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 39/6
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 39/36
Another version of this MS.
The King's answer to this poem.
Publication NotePoems on Affairs of State, vol II (1965), pp 254-5

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA72903Scott; James (1649-1685); Duke of Monmouth; natural son of Charles II1649-1685
NA573Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet1647-1680
NA13004Charles II (1630-1685); King of England Scotland and Ireland; acc. 16491630-1685
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