Poem in praise of the young John Lindsay of Arnbathie (i.e. Abernethy?), evidently of the family of the Earls of Crawford, and possibly himself the future 19th earl, exhorting him to continued virtue in the future.
On the fair budd of honor and vertew John Lindsay of Arnbathie
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt 69
- Dates of Creation
- ca.1680
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 f. On recto of single leaf (verso blank), text enclosed in a printed rectangular border decorated with pictures of cats, dogs, insects and flowers, crudely hand-coloured; possibly intended as a greetings card. Gilded initial letters of the first 11 lines form an acrostic on the recipient's name. Signed at end "W.J.". Possibly autograph.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The author of the manuscript is unknown
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Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Quaritch (Sotheby), January 1978
Note
In English
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