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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 460
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Ware the third Time. An Excellent new Ballad upon C[olonel] C[harteris]', by Samuel Wesley, the younger; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 17 three-line verses followed by the chorus 'Which nobody can deny'.
Several corrections are made to the text.
The name of the author does not appear on the text.
The number 15 is written in ink to the left of the title.
Title Of Work
Ware the third Time. An Excellent new Ballad upon C[olonel] C[harteris]
First Line of Poem
Good People come hark & a Story I'll tell
Last Line of Poem
Boys! hang up the Col'nel, & God save the King
Language
English
Physical Description
One quarto folded once to make two octavos
Physical match: Pw V 463 (page, script)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Pro Patria, maiden and rampant lion within fenced field (bottom half only), approx. 38 x 95 mm
Watermark
Pro Patria
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 274-78
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72806
Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger
1691-1739
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