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'. |