Record

Document Reference	Pw V 431
Title	MS poem, untitled ['On the Marriage of Sir John Denham'], by Edmund Waller; n.d.
Date	1665 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Untitled text consisting of 20 lines. Includes minor emendations, including cancellation of 'obiect' [for 'prospects'] on l 2. Date suggested by date of marriage of the poet Sir John Denham to Margaret, daughter of Sir William Brooke, at Westminster Abbey on 25 May 1665. Endorsed 'Poetry no - 1'.
First Line of Poem	me thinks hir bewty should reuiue his quill
Last Line of Poem	both sets of virtue & excuses falts
Language	English
Physical Description	One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition	Generally good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Posts, two large posts each surmounted by fleur de lis, joined by cartouche containing letters CAB, surmounted by fir cone and fleur de lis, below the cartouche a scrolling motive, approx. 87 x 74 mm Mixed
Watermark	Posts (large)
Related Material	Index, ELM II, WaE 758
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 432
	Published edition of Pw V 431
Publication Note	G. Thorn-Drury (ed.), A Little Ark (P.J. & A.E. Dobell: London, 1921) p 33
Publication Note	DNB, v, 797

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA74337	Denham; John (1615-1669); Sir	1615-1669
NA74552	Denham; Margaret (-c.1667); Lady Denham; wife of Sir John Denham daughter of Sir William Brooke	-c.1667
NA72952	Waller; Edmund (1606-1687); Mr	1606-1687