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Document Reference	Pw V 799
Title	MS poem, entitled 'The Turn of the Wheel or Fortunes Gambol', or 'Rota Conversio', in English with Latin translation, unattributed, on the South Sea Bubble; 1720.
Date	Sep 1720
Extent	13 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	For detailed descriptions of the items contained, see Pw V 799/1-9. The poem was composed between 14 and 21 September 1720. Endorsed 'A poem made 1720 upon the fall of S. Sea Stock'. The title is accompanied by a quotation from Horace, Odes 3.29.49-52.
Title Of Work	The Turn of ye Wheel or Fortunes Gambol By a Gentleman of Experience
Language	English
Language	Latin
Term	South Sea Bubble
Physical Description	Four sheets folded once forming eight folios and five single folios. Two types of Dutch paper.
Condition	Very fragile with bottom borders disintergrating, pieces of the original paper within folder.
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Seven Provinces Lion within double rimmed and crowned circle, approx. 94 x 80 mm (Type A, ff 107 and f 13) Countermark: Royal cipher, letters GR surmounted by crown, approx. 40 x 32 mm (With Type A) Watermark: Pro Patria, Dutch maiden and Seven Provinces lion within fenced field, approx. 105 x 110 mm (Type B, ff 9-12) Countermark: Roman numerals IV, approx. 12 x 20 mm (With Type B)
Watermark	Lion
Watermark	Pro Patria
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