Two English satirical poems relating to Sandwich in Kent, by Josiah Burchett and Bowman Samson

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt q 63
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca. 1730
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 ff., separate folio manuscripts. Probably written in a single hand; the same watermark occurs in both folios.

Scope and Content

Comprises the following two poems: (1) To Mr B--man S--son [i.e. Bowman Samson] poet in Sandwich; (2) A reply to Mr Burchett's farewell to Sandwich.

Administrative / Biographical History

The compiler of the manuscript is unknown. Josiah Burchett (1666?-1746) was M.P. for Sandwich 1703-1713 and 1721-1741, secretary of the Admiralty, and the author of a naval history published in 1720; see the Dictionary of National Biography. Bowman Samson may have been a local amateur poet.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Acquisition Information

Purchased at Heath's bookshop on 3 September 1996.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

The poems are indexed in the BCMSV database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/bcmsv/bcmvlink.htm#bcltq63