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Document ReferencePw V 786
TitleMS poem entitled 'Written in a glass window at Castle Howard Sept 9:1721 To the Passenger'; 9 Sep. 1721
Date9 September 1721
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of 12 lines.

Written on verso 'Sr Robert Cecil sec state when Quuen Eliz. died May 10: 12600 Sr John Herbert sworn one of ye principal sec. of state by ye name of - second secretary of -.
Title Of WorkWritten in a glass window at Castle Howard Sept 9:1721 To the Passenger
First Line of PoemUnable as thou ar't from thy surprise
Last Line of PoemAttend him here the genius of the place
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionSingle quarto leaf
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesCountermark: Royal cipher, letters GR surmounted by crown (only top half), 22 x 20 m
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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA18586Cecil; Robert (1563-1612); 1st Earl of Salisbury; also 1st Viscount Cranbourne; statesman1563-1612
NA10913Elizabeth I (1533-1603); Queen of England and Ireland; ( succeeded 1558)1533-1603
NA72780Herbert; John (-1617); Mr; principal secretary of state 1600-12-1617
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