Record

Document Reference	Pw V 477
Title	MS poem, entitled 'The Duel. A Ballad to the Tune of King John and the Abbot', by Samuel Wesley, the younger; n.d.
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	The text consists of fourteen quatrains and the refrain 'Derry Down'. The name of the author does not appear on this text. The title refers to the duel between Mr Poultney and Lord Hervey in 1731.
Title Of Work	The Duel
First Line of Poem	I mean not sad Treason or scandal to sing
Last Line of Poem	For 'twould vex Friend and Foe should he die by the Sword
Language	English
Physical Description	One folio folded once to form two quartos Physical match: Pw V 469 (dimensions) & Pw V 474 (dimensions) & Pw V 475 (dimensions) & Pw V 476 (dimensions) & Pw V 478 (dimensions)
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, approx. 30 x 20 mm
Related Material	Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Top. Oxon. b 170, f 17v
Publication Note	Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 172-76

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA74110	Hervey; John (1696-1743); Lord Hervey; son of 1st Earl of Bristol; Lord Privy Seal 1740-42	1696-1743
NA72806	Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger	1691-1739

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