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Document ReferencePw V 739
TitleMS 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.
Daten.d.
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of ten 4-line verse plus refrain.

Ballad sung to the tune 'High derry down'.
Title Of WorkA Dialogue between the Old Horse at Charing Cross and the New one in Hanover Square with a Figure upon it
First Line of PoemIn London late happen'd a pleasant Discourse
Last Line of PoemLet him go to grass, and the Man have his Mare
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOne sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 810 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark)
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Arms of Great Britain within crowned garter and motto 'Semper eadem', 101 x 64 mm

Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, 35 x 28 mm
WatermarkArms of Great Britain
Related MaterialUniversity of Nottingham Library: Pw V 738
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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA19598George I (1660-1727); King of Great Britain and Ireland1660-1727
NA13004Charles II (1630-1685); King of England Scotland and Ireland; acc. 16491630-1685
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