Record

Document Reference	Pw V 510
Title	MS poem, untitled, by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d.
Date	1660-1720
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	Untitled poem consists of 40 lines. Copied from Pw V 31/9 with the note 'sic' against lines deleted in Rochester's hand; incomplete copy.
First Line of Poem	What vaine unnecessary things are men
Last Line of Poem	To treate such persons soe as they deserve
Language	English
Physical Description	Quarto Physical match: Pw V 511 (watermark, paper, script, ink)
Condition	Fragile, torn edges
Descriptive Features	Countermark: Royal cipher crowned GR surrounded by palm fronds within a circle, fragmented, bottom half only, 19 x 42 mm
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:Pw V 31/9
	University of Nottingham Library:
	Another copy of Pw V 510
Publication Note	D. M. Veith, The complete poems of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (Yale U.P.; New Haven , 1968) p 102
Publication Note	Pinto, Poems of John Wilmot, pp 116-17 & Walker, The poems of John Wilmot, pp 90-91