| 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- |
Places
| Code | Set |
| PL2360 | /Gibraltar |
| PL103 | /Cambridge/Cambridgeshire/England |