Record

Document Reference	Pw V 544
Title	MS verse, prologue to [Ruggle's] 'Ignoramus', unattributed; n.d. [1711]
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Text consists of 26 lines. Endorsed in the hand of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford. 'Prologue & Epilogue to Ignoramus'. The Latin play 'Ignoramus' by George Ruggle, existed also in translations/versions by Codrington, Ravenscroft and Parkhurst(?). Needham dates the piece 1711.
Title Of Work	Prologue to Ignoramus. By Anthony
First Line of Poem	In Metamorphosis as Poets tell
Last Line of Poem	There turn'd free-thinker - and then hold him fast
Language	English
Physical Description	One quarto
Condition	Generally good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam (bottom half only), approx. 43 x 88 mm
Watermark	Arms of Amsterdam
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library: Pw2 V 118/3
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note	Miscellaneous Poems By Several Hands (London, 1726) p 166
	The London Stage, pt. 2 (1960) p 407
	The London Stage, '1660-1700' (1965) p 58

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1047	Harley; Edward (1689-1741); 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; styled Lord Harley 1711-1724	1689-1741
NA72704	Parkhurst; Ferdinando (fl 1653-1662); -; translator	fl 1653-1662
NA72705	Ruggle; George (1575-1622); -	1575-1622
NA72706	Ravenscroft; Edward (fl 1671-1697); translator	fl 1671-1697
NA72707	Codrington; Richard (c.1602-1665); -	c.1602-1665