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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 491
Title
MS poem, entitled 'The Tale of Ay and No', by Philip, Duke of Wharton; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 41 lines.
The title does not appear above the text but is given as an endorsement on f 2v.
Title Of Work
The Tale of Ay and No
First Line of Poem
In Fable all things hold Discourse
Last Line of Poem
And fight e're since for pay like Swisses
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam, approx. 88 x 90 mm; central mark, monogram RC, approx. 15 x 20 mm
Countermark: Letters IV, approx. 23 x 14 mm
Watermark
Arms of Amsterdam
Related Material
Crum, Index, O 1141
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 122
Publication of the text
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
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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