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Title: The loyall nonconformist the account hee dare sweare and what he dare not

Author: Wild, Robert

Date(s): 1666 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 31

Contents: Satire on Protestant difficulties in reconciling loyalty to religion and

conscience with that demanded by the crown and state when swearing oaths.

Lacks the final eight stanzas.

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Title: Upon the death of Dyonis Bond who dyed 4 dayes before the Protector [Epitaphs on Oliver Cromwell and Dionis Bond (f.10v)]

Author: Wild, Robert

Date(s): 1658

Manuscript: Lt q 52

Contents: Elegiac lament for the death of Dennis Bond, comparing his passing with that of Oliver Cromwell, and stressing his worth as a loyal patriot

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Title: On a child in Ealing churchyard

Author: Wild, Robert

Date(s): 1661 (published) ?

Manuscript: Lt 12

Contents: Epitaph for a good man, destined for heaven; here specifically a child. Lines

1-3 are by Wild.

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