Record

Document Reference	Pw V 607
Title	MS ballad entitled 'A Ballad on the Bishop of Salisbury's building up the seats in St James's Chapell'; 1699
Date	1699 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Text consists of five 9-line verses. Endorsed 'A Ballad on the Bishop of Salisbury's building up the seats in St James's Chapell'.
Title Of Work	An Excellent new ballad to the tune of packinton's pound
First Line of Poem	When Burnett perceiv'd that the beautifull Dames
Last Line of Poem	The Lady in gratitude grants him the favour
Language	English
Physical Description	One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition	Generally good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Arms of the City of London, 60 x 50 mm Countermark: Letter H, 13 x 17 mm
Watermark	Arms of London
Related Material	Crum, Index, W 934
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 44/53
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 48/79
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 41/55
	Other versions of the same MS.
Publication Note	Poems on Affairs of State, vol VI (1970), pp 40-2
Publication Note	Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 564-70

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA18601	Burnet; Gilbert (1643-1715); Bishop of Salisbury; attended Lord Russell on the scaffold; Bishop of Salisbury 1689-1715	1643-1715
NA72698	Mainwaring; Arthur (1668-1712); Mr	1668-1712

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