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Total number of records: 72
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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Granville, George; Baron Lansdowne | 27 |
| Fairfax, Henry; 2nd Son of 4th Baron Fairfax | 8 |
| Anonymous | 6 |
| Lyttelton, George, 1st Baron ? | 5 |
| Fairfax, Henry; 2nd Son of 4th Baron Fairfax ? | 3 |
| Forrest, Frederick ? | 2 |
| Hervey, John; Baron | 2 |
| Lord Hervey | 2 |
| Amhurst, Nicholas | 2 |
| Lyttleton, George; 1st Baron | 2 |
Title: To R. Mounteney, Baron of Exchequer in Ireland
Author: Davies, Sneyd
Attribution: Sneyd Davies
Date(s): 1737 (Ragnarsson)
Manuscript: Lt q 19
Contents: Lighthearted expression of amazement that his friend Richard
Mounteney (or Mountney) should have been made a Baron of the
Exchequer in Ireland, congratulating him and disclaiming any
such high ambitions for himself
Title: On the Lord Lovelace's triumphant march into Oxford 1688
Author: Smith, John, 1662-1717
Date(s): 1688 (title)
Manuscript: Lt q 38
Contents: Comic ballad on the occupation of Oxford for the future William III by John,
3rd Baron Lovelace
Title: The king of hearts
Author: Mainwaring, Arthur
Date(s): 1690
Manuscript: Lt q 38
Contents: Satirical mock-heroic attack on Henry Booth, Baron Delamere and Earl of
Warrington, for his ostentatious support for William III
Title: Robin Hood and the Duke of Lancaster. 1727. Sir Robert Walpole, Lord
Letcmere
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1727 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 35
Contents: Satirical ballad on the complaint by Nicholas Lechmere, first baron, to
George II about Sir Robert Walpole's conduct of affairs
Title: On Lady Betty Cromwell, Lord Raby and Colonel Codrington. 1698
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1698 (title)
Manuscript: Lt q 38
Contents: Lighthearted satire involving Thomas Wentworth (Baron Raby) and Sir
Christopher Codrington as rivals for Lady Elizabeth Cromwell
Title: The favourite bird
Author: Forrest, Frederick ?
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt 75
Contents: In praise of Sir Edward Hawke, first Baron Hawke, making out the hawk is Britain's favourite bird
Title: Upon Sir Charles Pratt, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas being created a Peer by the Title of Baron Camden from the Name of his House, formerly the Residence of the celebrated Historian Camden
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1786 (?)
Manuscript: Lt 104
Contents: Lines in praise of the patriotism of Sir Charles Pratt, recently created Baron Camden, comparing him to the historian William Camden.
Title: On Mun Doyly and Fleet Sheperd Esqs
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1680 ?
Manuscript: Lt 87
Contents: Satirical ballad on the stupidity and deceitfulness of Sir Fleetwood Sheppard
and one Mun Doyly, employed as informers and tavern spies by George Legge,
subsequently Baron Dartmouth
Title: An epistle to the Right Honourable the Lady Hobart
Author: Stillingfleet, Benjamin
Attribution: The same [i.e. Mr Stillingfleet]
Date(s): 173- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 20
Contents: Conversational address probably to Elizabeth, wife of John, Baron Hobart,
later Earl of Buckinghamshire, sending her an example of his poetry and
admitting that minor poets rely on quantity and variety of verse for their
success
Title: Sent Lord Lansdown into the country
Author: Higgons, Elizabeth
Date(s): 1690
Manuscript: Lt 36
Contents: Address to George Granville, later Baron Lansdowne, asking why a man of such
fame and accomplishments should have retired from public life, speculating
that love is the cause. Followed by his answer, BCMSV 2281.
Title: Horace Epod. 4 imitated
Author: Gay, John ?
Attribution: Sir J-s Baker Kt to Lord Cad--n; [Latin]
Date(s): 1717 ?
Manuscript: Lt 46
Contents: Satirical attack on William Cadogan following his elevation to
the peerage as a baron, stressing his humble origins and
accusing him of financial embezzlement. Imitating Horace,
Epodes, 4.
Title: Unanimity. A new song. Tune In storys told etc
Author: Forrest, Frederick ?
Date(s): 1781 ?
Manuscript: Lt 75
Contents: Patriotic song including praise of Sir George Rodney, later first Baron Rodney, anticipating that France, Holland and Spain will remember 1781 as a year of military defeat. Chorus given as 'Brave boys etc'.