Record

Document Reference	Pw V 674
Title	MS poem entitled, 'Pontius a Leako defatigatus', celebrating victory at Gibraltar in 1705, by William Savage of Trinity College, Cambridge; n.d. [1705]
Date	1705
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	The text consists of 21 lines in hexameters. The poem celebrates Queen Anne's visit to the college (Apr. 1705), and John Leake's victory over Pointis at Gibraltar (Mar. 1705). The poem is followed by: 'Gulielmus Sauage Coll. SStae. Trin. Pensionarius'.
Title Of Work	Pontius a Leake defatigatus
First Line of Poem	Dignatur nostris Regina accumbere mensis
Last Line of Poem	Ipsa suas tandem non pernegat esse carinas
Language	Latin
Term	naval actions, Gibraltar 1705
Physical Description	One folio folded once to form two quartos Physical match: Pw V 446 (dimensions, paper, script)
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Arms of the City of London, 60 x 48 mm
Watermark	Arms of London
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:
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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA18608	Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland	1665-1714
NA29461	Leake; John (1656-1720); Sir; admiral; M.P.; lord of Admiralty 1709	1656-1720
NA72755	Pointis; Jean B.L. Desjean (1645-1707); Baron de; French naval commander	1645-1707
NA72756	Savage; William (1687-); Mr; Pensioner Trinity College Cambridge 1704	1687-