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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 556
Title
MS poem, untitled, 'As in a Dream our thinking Monarch lay'; 1691
Date
1691 (c)
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Untitled poem.
Text consists of 87 lines.
Copy of 'King Charles the Second's Ghost'.
First Line of Poem
As in a Dream our thinking Monarch lay
Last Line of Poem
Laughing to find himelf so far Outdone
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition
Fragile
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Fleur de lis within crowned, narrow shield, 62 x 52 mm
Watermark
Fleur de lis
Related Material
Crum, Index, A 1561
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 44/17
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 46/71
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 47/59
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 48/31
University of Nottingham Library: Pw2 V 7/36
Other versions of the same MS.
Publication Note
Poems on Affairs of State, vol V (1971), pp 303-6
Click the links below to view related name indexes
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA1083
William III (1650-1702); King of England Scotland and Ireland
1650-1702
NA13004
Charles II (1630-1685); King of England Scotland and Ireland; acc. 1649
1630-1685
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