Record

Document Reference	Pw V 438
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 appears at the end of the text: 'Of your very Humble Ser<van>t W<illiam> 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 437), were probably written in the first half of the eighteenth century, probably refer to Lady Margaret Harley and are likely to be 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 437 (dimensions)
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Countermark: Letters IV, approx. 10 x 23 mm
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 437
Related Material	Variant copy of Pw V 438

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