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Title: On Jane Mayo the fatt woman of Newant
Author: Hall, Henry, the elder
Date(s): 169- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 5
Contents: Satire mainly on the physical features of the fat woman Jane Mayo (of Newent,
south-east of Hereford), but also making allusions to William III's war with
France
Title: A song
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 171- ?
Manuscript: Lt 11
Contents: Love poem, expressing everlasting devotion on relinquishing his beloved's
charms and setting out to win honour in battle
Title: To a young lady of eighteen courted by a man of threescore
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 175- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 51
Contents: Humorous advice to a young woman, counselling that she take a young lover rather than marry an old man
Title: Charity, a paraphrase, on the 13. chapter of the 1. of Corinthans
Author: Prior, Matthew
Attribution: [Bible]
Date(s): 1704 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: Religious poem on the nature of charity, praising its beneficial influence.
Paraphrasing 1 Corinthians 13.
Title: Few happy matches
Author: Watts, Isaac
Attribution: Watts, Hor. Lyr. l.2, p.224, 171 (?)
Date(s): 1701
Manuscript: Lt 61
Contents: Defining the basis of a truly happy marriage as mutual
friendship, kindness and love
Title: Psalme 115
Author: Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Lord Fairfax
Attribution: F.; [Bible]
Date(s): 166- ?
Manuscript: Lt 105
Contents: Religious poem, paraphrasing Psalm 115