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Document ReferencePw V 563
TitleMS poem entitled 'On the prorogation of the black P[ar]liament of pencours.'; 1671
Date1671 (c)
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText 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 WorkOn the prorogation of the black P[ar]liament of pencours.
First Line of PoemProrogued or prorogation, Damnd rogues and Wwhores
Last Line of PoemMethinks we might have mett to give a clout
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOne sheet folded once to form two folios
ConditionGenerally good
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Post Horn within ornate shield and letters JJ, 95 x 53 mm
WatermarkHorn (ornate shield)
Related MaterialCrum, 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 NotePoems on Affairs of State, vol I (1963), pp 179-84

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA13004Charles II (1630-1685); King of England Scotland and Ireland; acc. 16491630-1685
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