Record

Document Reference	Pw V 437
Title	MS poem, untitled, by William Walton; n.d.
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	The text, which is untitled, consists of 32 lines The name of the author is given at the end of the text: 'Of y<ou>r obedient & humble Ser<van>t W<illia>m Walton'. A note on the cover by Francis Needham states that this verse, and another version in the same hand (for details of which see Pw V 438), was probably written in the first half of the eighteenth century, probably refers to Lady Margaret Harley, and is 'no doubt an autograph'.
First Line of Poem	Alass Good S<i>r what you bid me
Last Line of Poem	Burn w<ha>t is writ & nothing say
Language	English
Physical Description	One folio Physical match: Pw V 438 (dimensions)
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Arms of the City of London, approx. 53 x 47 mm
Watermark	Arms of London
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 438
Related Material	Variant copy of Pw V 437

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1110	Needham; Francis (1900-1971); Mr; librarian to the 6th Duke of Portland	1900-1971
NA1079	Bentinck; Margaret Cavendish (1715-1785); Duchess of Portland; née Cavendish-Harley; dau. of 2nd Earl of Oxford; m 2nd Duke of Portland 1734	1715-1785
NA74553	Walton; William