| Document Reference | Pw V 426 |
| Title | MS poem, entitled in English 'Epigram By Mr Henry Villiers, at the Election at Westminster 1719' and in Latin 'Nec Caesar nec Nullus'; 1719 |
| Date | 1719 |
| Extent | 2 ff |
| Level | Item/file |
| Content Description | The text which consists of 10 lines in elegaic couplets is preceded by an English title and the Latin title 'Nec Caesar nec Nullus'.
Note on cover by Francis Needham states that the verse is in the hand of Adrian Drift. |
| Title Of Work | Epigram by Mr Henry Villiers, at the Election at Westminster, 1719 |
| First Line of Poem | Nam Prior ut cecinit, Joannes atq[ue] Joanna |
| Last Line of Poem | Non habuit Caesar talia, Nullus habet |
| Language | Latin |
| Term | Westminster School |
| Physical Description | One sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 173 (dimensions) & Pw V 268 (dimensions) & Pw V 427 (dimensions) & Pw V 489 (dimensions) & Pw V 707 (dimensions) & Pw V 710 (dimensions)
Physical match: Pw V 1356 (dimensiosn) & Pw V 1361 (dimensions) & Pw V 1363 (dimensions) & Pw2 V 66 (dimensions) |
| Condition | Good |
| Descriptive Features | Watermark: Pro Patria, Dutch maiden facing left and seven provinces lion within fenced field, 105 x 113 mm
Countermark: Letters IV, 12 x 23 mm |
| Watermark | Pro Patria |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA1110 | Needham; Francis (1900-1971); Mr; librarian to the 6th Duke of Portland | 1900-1971 |
| NA74550 | Villiers; Henry | |
| NA74196 | Drift; Adrian (fl 1698-1719); -; Matthew Prior's secretary | fl 1698-1719 |