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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 630
Title
MS song, untitled, 'My Masters give ear, and a story you'll hear'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Untitled ballad known elsewhere as 'Robin's Glory'.
Text consists of nine 4-line verses.
Endorsed 'John Dovy part 3d'.
First Line of Poem
My Masters give ear, and a story you'll hear
Last Line of Poem
And 'tis decent that there we should leave 'em
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of Great Britain in a shield, enclosed in crowned garter, 93 x 63 mm
Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR surrounded by palm fronds and enclosed in a circle, 42 x 42 mm
Watermark
Arms of Great Britain
Publication Note
A New Miscellany of Court Songs (London, 1727) p 5
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