Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 239 political poems expressing loyalty to James II and entreaties for him to resume the English throne. Titles of such poems include His majestie's royal farewell to England and The confinement by Sir ...
Description:
Binding: contemporary red morocco; gilt decoration. In gilt on cover: the arms of King James II, to whom the manuscript was presented about 1700. Title on spine: "Loyal Poems &c."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--Revolution of 1688 and Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714
Subject (Name):
Great Britain.--Parliament |d (1689), James--II,--King of England,--1633-1701, L'Estrange, Roger,--Sir,--1616-1704, Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694, Russell, Archibald George Blomefield, 1879-1955, Sidney, Algernon,--1622-1683, Strange, Thomas,--Sir--Autograph, Tillotson, John,--1630-1694, and William--III,--King of England,--1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Jacobites--Poetry, Nonjurors, Political poetry, English--Early modern, 1500-1700, and Verse satire, English
Over 300 newsletters from London addressed to "Madam Pole of Radbourn near Derby" (possibly Anne Morice Pole, daughter of Sir William Morice). The newsletters contain much information about the War of the Grand Alliance, particularly rumors of diploma...
Description:
Accompanied by a container list (in box 1).
Subject (Geographic):
Europe--History--1648-1715, Great Britain--Colonies--Commerce, Great Britain--Court and courtiers, Great Britain--Foreign relations--1660-1714, Great Britain--Foreign relations--France, and Great Britain--History--1689-1714
Subject (Name):
Innocent XII, Pope, 1615-1700, Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694, and William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697, Jacobites, and Nonjurors
Over 300 newsletters from London addressed to "Madam Pole of Radbourn near Derby" (possibly Anne Morice Pole, daughter of Sir William Morice). The newsletters contain much information about the War of the Grand Alliance, particularly rumors of diploma...
Description:
Accompanied by a container list (in box 1).
Subject (Geographic):
Europe--History--1648-1715, Great Britain--Colonies--Commerce, Great Britain--Court and courtiers, Great Britain--Foreign relations--1660-1714, Great Britain--Foreign relations--France, and Great Britain--History--1689-1714
Subject (Name):
Innocent XII, Pope, 1615-1700, Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694, and William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697, Jacobites, and Nonjurors
Manuscript on paper, in several professional scribal hands, of approximately 40 verse satires and a few prose pieces, most with topical political subjects. Poems represented include "The Club;" "Advice to Apollo;" "Upon the Late Prorogation;" "The Par...
Description:
The final pages of the volume contain three pieces in a different hand (ca. 1680) and a partial index of the first section of the volume.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, Cleveland, Barbara Palmer, Duchess of, 1640-1709., Kéroualle, Louise-Renée de, Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny, 1649-1734., Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685., Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703., Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680., and Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Earl of, 1633?-1685.
Subject (Topic):
Relations with women, English poetry, Favorites, Royal, Nonjurors, Political poetry, English, Satire, English, Verse satire, English, Court and courtiers, History, and Politics and government
