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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 634
Title
MS song entitled 'On Sr W___ M___ Kt. of the Bt loosing the Badge of the Order'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of nine 5-line verses.
Glosses 'To the Tune of the Noble Race of Shenkins'.
On Sir William Morgan of Tredegar who was among the first knights of the Bath when george I revived the order in 1725.
Endorsed 'Transcribed to be examined'
Title Of Work
On Sr W___ M___ Kt. of the Bt loosing the Badge of the Order
First Line of Poem
Hear all ye Friends of Knighthood
Last Line of Poem
Whereon you build your Glory
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw2 V 88 (dimensions) & Pw2 V 8 (dimensions)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Pro Patria, Dutch maiden and Seven Provinces rampant Lion within fenced field, 97 x 97 mm
Countermark: Letters HWS, 15 x 54 mm
Watermark
Pro Patria
Related Material
Crum, Index, H 524
Publication Note
J. Ralph, Miscellaneous poems by Several hands (London, 1729) p 206
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