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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 739
Title
MS song entitled 'A Dialogue between the Old Horse at Charing Cross and the New one in Hanover Square with a Figure upon it'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of ten 4-line verse plus refrain.
Ballad sung to the tune 'High derry down'.
Title Of Work
A Dialogue between the Old Horse at Charing Cross and the New one in Hanover Square with a Figure upon it
First Line of Poem
In London late happen'd a pleasant Discourse
Last Line of Poem
Let him go to grass, and the Man have his Mare
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 810 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of Great Britain within crowned garter and motto 'Semper eadem', 101 x 64 mm
Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, 35 x 28 mm
Watermark
Arms of Great Britain
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 738
University of Nottingham Library:
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Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA19598
George I (1660-1727); King of Great Britain and Ireland
1660-1727
NA13004
Charles II (1630-1685); King of England Scotland and Ireland; acc. 1649
1630-1685
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