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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
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Pw V 563
Title
MS poem entitled 'On the prorogation of the black P[ar]liament of pencours.'; 1671
Date
1671 (c)
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 74 lines; longer version of Pw V 562. This poem is not the complete version as is found in POAS I.
Endorsed 'Poetry'.
The poem refers to the second prorogation of Parliament in September 1671.
Title Of Work
On the prorogation of the black P[ar]liament of pencours.
First Line of Poem
Prorogued or prorogation, Damnd rogues and Wwhores
Last Line of Poem
Methinks we might have mett to give a clout
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate shield and letters JJ, 95 x 53 mm
Watermark
Horn (ornate shield)
Related Material
Crum, Index, P 448
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 562
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 41/51
Other versions of the same MS.
Publication Note
Poems on Affairs of State, vol I (1963), pp 179-84
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Dates of existence
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Charles II (1630-1685); King of England Scotland and Ireland; acc. 1649
1630-1685
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