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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 743
Title
MS poem, entitled 'On setting up K__g G____es statue at ye Royal exchange', in English and Latin versions; n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 4 lines in English, with a 4 line Latin version in elegiac couplets.
Title Of Work
On setting up K__g G____es statue at ye Royal exchange
[On setting up K__g G____es statue at ye Royal exchange]
First Line of Poem
Here stands th'usurper of ye British Throne
Invasor Solij Jacobi en! Georgius adsto
Last Line of Poem
None but his whores, e're found him flesh and blood
Ligneus, agnoscit sola Puella virum.
Language
English
Latin
Physical Description
Fragmented folio leaf
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Chainlines about 23 mm apart
Related Material
Crum, Index, H 1108
Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Eng. misc. c 116, f 7r
University of Nottingham Library:
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
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