Record

Document Reference	Pw V 670
Title	MS poem, entitled 'De gestis, successibus et victorijs Regis Sueciae in Germania. 1631', by Alexander Gill, commemorating the exploits of Gustavus Adolphus; n.d. [c.1631]
Date	1631 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Text consists of a 92-line poem in hexameters. The poem is followed by the name: 'Alex: Gil', probably Alexander Gill the younger, a noted Latin poet; the dedication to Charles I could be something of a palinode after his earlier disgrace. The poem, addressed to Charles I, celebrates the exploits of Gustavus Adolphus, and refers to, among other events, the sack of Magdeburg and the defeat of Tilly (at Breitenfeld). The dorse bears the words: 'De gestis Regis Sueciae'.
Title Of Work	De gestis, successibus et victorijs Regis Sueciae in Germania. 1631: Ad Carolum Regem
First Line of Poem	Arma prius cecini, cum panderet inclyta portas
Last Line of Poem	Ipse sed in patria remanebo inglorius urbe.
Language	Latin
Term	wars, Thirty Years War 1618-48 & battles, Breitenfeld, & battles, sack of Magdeburg
Physical Description	One folded sheet folded once forming two folios
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Posts, two small posts joined by cartouche containing the letters GVD, surmounted by fir cone, 60 x 35 mm
Watermark	Posts (small)
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:
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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA72748	Gustaf II (1594-1632); King of Sweden; ( Gustavus Adolphus; succeeded 1611)	1594-1632
NA7566	Charles I (1600-1649); King of England Scotland and Ireland; (succeeded 1625)	1600-1649
NA72749	Tilly; Johann T. Graf von (1559-1632); Count Tilly; Imperial general	1559-1632
NA72750	Ferdinand II (1578-1637); Emperor; ( elected 1619)	1578-1637
NA72751	Gill; Alexander (1597-1642); Dr; 'the younger'	1597-1642