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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
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Pw V 490
Title
MS poem, entitled 'A True and Lamentable new Ballad, call'd The Earl's Defeat', by Philip, Duke of Wharton; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 29 quatrains.
The title is followed by the instruction 'To the tune of Chevy Chase' and a quotation from Milton: 'On both sides slaughter and Gigantic Deeds'.
Title Of Work
A True and Lamentable new Ballad, call'd The Earl's Defeat
First Line of Poem
God prosper long from being broke
Last Line of Poem
The Devil and the Pope
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once lengthwise forming two long folios
Condition
Fragile
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of the City of London, approx. 57 x 50 mm
Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, approx. 30 x 24 mm
Watermark
Arms of London
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
J. Ralph, Miscellaneous poems by Several hands, particularly the D___ of W_____n, Sir S. Garth... (London, 1729) p 55
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA73001
Milton; John (1608-1674); Mr; poet
1608-1674
NA30145
Wharton; Philip (1698-1731); Duke of Wharton; cr. 1718; styled Viscount Winchendon 1706-15; 2nd Marquess of Wharton 1715-8; Jacobite; attainted; estates forfeited
1698-1731
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