| Document Reference | Pw V 505 |
| Title | MS poem, entitled 'On Romes Pardon', by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d. |
| Date | 1680-1720 |
| Extent | 1 f |
| Level | Item/file |
| Access Conditions | Microfilm surrogate available - readers may be required to use the microfilm in the first instance. |
| Content Description | Poem consists of five 3-line verses.
Endorsed 'ffor Hod: Cor: Robert H: Esqr', probably copied for Robert Harley, later 1st Earl of Oxford. |
| Title Of Work | On Romes Pardon |
| First Line of Poem | If Rome can pardon sins, as Romans hold |
| Last Line of Poem | To gull 'em of their souls and money too |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | Small folio |
| Condition | Fragile and torn |
| Descriptive Features | Watermark: Fleur de lis (only top half), 18 x 15 mm. |
| Watermark | Fleur de lis |
| Related Material | Index, ELM II, RoJ 235 |
| Crum, Index, I 935 |
| University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 40 p 228 |
| Publication Note | J. Wilmot, Poems on Several Occasions ('Antwerp', alias London, 1680), p 151 & Pinto, Poems of John Wilmot, pp 124-5 & Walker, The poems of John Wilmot, p 127-8 |
| D. M. Veith, Attribution in restoration poetry: a study of Rochester's 'Poems' of 1680 (New Haven, 1963) pp 353-62 |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA893 | Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714 | 1661-1724 |
| NA573 | Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet | 1647-1680 |