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Document ReferencePw V 464
TitleMS poem, untitled, a ballad on 'Bambridge the Warden', by Samuel Wesley, the younger; n.d.
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionThe text, which consists of eleven quatrains and the refrain, is an untitled ballad on 'Bambridge the Warden'.

The name of the author is not given on the text.

The number 4 is written on f 2v.
First Line of PoemCome all You that love Mirth & have cast away Care
Last Line of PoemAnd by whom tis inflicted - remains to be told
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOne sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 465 (script)
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Pro Patria, Dutch maid and Seven Provinces rampant Lion within fenced field, approx. 80 x 95 mm

Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, approx. 35 x 22 mm
WatermarkPro Patria
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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA74558Bambridge; Thomas (fl 1729); -; attorney and warden of the Fleet; joint warden to Fleet Prison 1728fl 1729
NA72806Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger1691-1739
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