Record

Document ReferencePw V 614
TitleMS entitled 'A Dialogue between the Gentlm that looks over Linc__n and the Gentlm on Bl___y Ch___. Par Nobile Fratum'; n.d. [c 1723]
Daten.d. [c 1723]
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of thirteen 4-line verses, plus refrain, one less than the printed version in A Collection of Loyal Songs (1750).

Upon George I's effigy placed on the top of Bloomsbury church steeple in 1723.

Endorsed 'for My Lord'; seal intact.

Sung to the ballad dune 'Derry down'.
Title Of WorkA Dialogue between the Gentlm that looks over Linc__n and the Gentlm on Bl___y Ch___. Par Nobile Fratum
First Line of PoemAs S___n o're Linc__n was looking one day
Last Line of PoemHe'd be glad to come off half so well at Camb_ Derry down
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOne sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical description: Pw V 921 (dimensions) & Pw V 1040 (dimensions)
ConditionGenerally good
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Arms of Great Britain in narrow shield within crowned garter, 90 x 65 mm

Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR surrounded by palm fronds and enclosed within a circle, 43 x 43 mm
WatermarkArms of Great Britain
Related MaterialCrum, Index, A 1651
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 613
Publication NoteA Collection of Loyal Songs, Poems etc (1750) p 27
Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 172-76

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA19598George I (1660-1727); King of Great Britain and Ireland1660-1727
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