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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 852
Title
MS poem, untitled, 'Love fair Celinda pleads a just Excuse'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
4 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Untitled poem.
Text consists of 43 lines plus deletions.
First Line of Poem
Love fair Celinda pleads a just Excuse
Last Line of Poem
Then Monarch of ye World in peace to reign
Language
English
Physical Description
Four individual quarto leaves, with gold graphing
Physical match: Pw V 838 (script) & Pw V 839 (script) & Pw V 840 (script) & Pw V 841 (script) & Pw V 842 (script)
Physical match: Pw V 843 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark) & Pw V 844 (script) & Pw V 845 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark)
Physical match: Pw V 846 ff 5-6 (script, watermark) & Pw V 1-4 (script) & Pw V 847 ff 1-4 (script) & Pw V 848 (script) & Pw V 849 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark)
Physical match: Pw V 850 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark) & Pw V 851 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark) & Pw V 853 (dimensions, paper, script, watermark)
Physical match: Pw V 854 ff 1-7 (script) & Pw V 855 (script, watermark) & Pw V 251 (script)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate and crowned shield and monogram 4WR suspended from bottom centre of the shield, approx. 110 x 60 mm
Countermark: Letters IHD, unclear (fragmented), 4 x 34 mm
Watermark
Horn (crowned shield)
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