Comprises five satirical poems on early eighteenth-century affairs of state, supporting the high-church cause; three of them are on the Sacheverell affair.
Five poetical satires on affairs of state
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt q 55
- Dates of Creation
- ca. 1703-1710
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 4 ff., conjoined in 2 pairs, manuscript. Written in a single hand. F.2v is blank.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The compiler of the manuscript and the author or authors of these poems are unknown. The attribution of the first poem, namely, 'The Mitred Club', to Henry Hall of Hereford is now considered very doubtful.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
Purchased at Heath's bookshop on 11 May 1992.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
The poems are indexed in the BCMSV database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/bcmsv/bcmvlink.htm#bcltq55
Custodial History
From the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps.