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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 696
Title
MS song entitled 'To ye D_____ of A______'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of nine 5-line verses.
The half of the poem found at Pw V 697 states that the ballad ahould be sung to the tune of 'The Colcester Wedding'.
Title Of Work
To ye D_____ of A______
First Line of Poem
Thou towering branch of Campbells
Last Line of Poem
and proclaim him prince of Gotham
Language
English
Physical Description
Half folio leaf
Condition
Generally good but for small tear
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam, free standing abstract lions, left side of the watermark only (fragmented folio), 95 x 51 mm
Watermark
Arms of Amsterdam
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 697
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 1174
First half of another copy of Pw V 696.
Second half of same copy as Pw V 697.
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA18670
Campbell; John (1680-1743); 2nd Duke of Argyll; also Earl of Greenwich and Baron Chatham
1680-1743
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