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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 456
Title
MS poem, an untitled epigraph on John Byfield, by Samuel Wesley, the younger; n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
The text, which consists of 6 lines, is followed by the Latin inscription 'Hic jacet Johannes Byfield Medicus diu volatilis, tandem fixus'.
The number 34 is written in red lead above the verse in the left hand margin.
First Line of Poem
Your Goalers now at Prosecution laugh
Last Line of Poem
You needs must be acquitted by your Peers
Language
English
Latin
Physical Description
Half folio
Physical match: Pw V 465 (paper, script)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Letters HWS (top half only), approx. 4 x 52 mm
Related Material
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA74557
Byfield; John
NA72806
Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger
1691-1739
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