Record

Document Reference	Pw V 645
Title	MS poem, untitled, imitation of Martial by Sir John Walters; n.d. [1705]
Date	n.d. [1705]
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Untitled poem from Sir John Walters to the Solicitor General Sir Simon Harcourt, in imitation of Martial, Epigrams 2.32. Text consists of 29 lines; final 6 written in lead. The version in Hearne's Collections is 28 lines, and appears under the date 4 October 1705.
First Line of Poem	Wee own thy skill Sr Pleadwell in ye Laws
Last Line of Poem	Or quit yor hopes of a more gainfull place
Language	English
Physical Description	One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition	Fragile
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Arms of the City of London, 60 x 45 mm Countermark: Letters EB, 12 x 20 mm
Watermark	Arms of London
Related Material	Crum, Index, W 135b
Publication Note	Hearne's Collections vol. 1 (Oxford Historical Society 2; 1885) pp 51-2

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA31172	Harcourt; Simon (c.1661-1727); 1st Viscount Harcourt; cr. Baron Harcourt 1711; cr. Viscount Harcourt 1721; M.P.; barrister; solicitor general 1702-1707; attorney general 1707-1708; Lord Chancellor 1713-14	c.1661-1727
NA72732	Walters; John (fl c.1705); Sir	fl c.1705
NA72699	Martialis; M. Valerius (c.40-c.104); Martial; Roman poet	c.40-c.104
NA72732	Walters; John (fl c.1705); Sir	fl c.1705