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Brotherton Collection15
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse15

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english poetry2
commonplace-books1
dissenters, religious1
folk songs, english1
music1
satire, english1
songs1

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Anonymous7
Boyle, Roger; Earl of Orrery ?1
D'Urfey, Thomas1
D'Urfey, Thomas ?1
E. of Orrery1
Forrest, Theodosius1
L'Estrange, Sir Roger1
Martin, Sir Roger1
T.F. (Title Page)1

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Title: Jolly Roger

Author: D'Urfey, Thomas ?

Date(s): 1719 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 128

Contents: A comic song, detailing the amorous adventures of Jolly Roger Twangdillo

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Jolly Roger: a song probably by Thomas D'Urfey.

D'urfey, Thomas

c. 1730

A comic song in 73 lines, beginning "Jolly Roger Twangdillo of Plowden Hill", published in the collection "Pills to Purge Melancholy", compiled by D'Urfey (vol. 1 of 1719 edition).

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Title: Epitaph. Upon mistris Etheldrid Millisone daughter to his worthie freind Sir Roger Millisone of Linton in the County of Cambridge

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 162- ?

Manuscript: Lt q 44

Contents: Elegiac epitaph on the death of Etheldrid Millisone addressed to the clay and stone of her grave, asking them to protect her body

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Title: [unknown]

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1679 ?

Manuscript: Lt 87

Contents: Satire on the sexual behaviour of certain court ladies, especially Mary, wife

of Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill, subsequently Earl of Orrery.

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Title: To Olivia upon her leaving the playhouse

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 170- ?

Manuscript: Lt 52

Contents: On the retirement of an actress from the London stage, most likely Mrs Rogers, and on her rivalry with Anne Oldfield and Mrs Bradshaw, emphasizing the damage to the theatre that this entails

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Title: The observator, or the history of Hodge as reported by some from his fidling to Nol to his scribling at Rome [The observator, or the history of Hodge, R. Lestrange, 88 (f.73v)]

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1688 (f.73v)

Manuscript: Lt q 52

Contents: Satirical attack on Sir Roger L'Estrange, accusing him of hypocrisy and disloyalty, ascribing mercenary motives to him, and wondering where his future allegiances might lie

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Title: [unknown]

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1703 ?

Manuscript: Lt 11

Contents: Satire on the acquisition of pupils by the Oxford University don Roger

Mander, within the mainly prose "Terrae filius speech, Oratio prima",

delivered at Oxford, 10 July 1703.

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Title: 1687. Hodge, Jonny, Oliver's porter. Lampoone [f.4v]

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1687 (title)

Manuscript: Lt q 11

Contents: Satire on the writers John Dryden and Sir Roger L'Estrange, accusing them of

forever changing sides in matters of politics and religion, to serve their own

interests. In the form of a quasi-dramatic dialogue, with a final "Epilogue in

praise of Bedlam by

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Title: [unknown]

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 168- ?

Manuscript: Lt 34

Contents: Warning to Charles II to hold firm against potential parliamentary rebellion

which could lead to a repeat of Charles I's fate, urging the country to hold

back from such action. At end (different hand), 'Roger Bronsword'.

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BC MS Lt 110, f. 5r: The opening of
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BC MS Lt q 41, f.1r: The opening of
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Satirical poem to James II occasioned by the Declaration of Indulgence.

c.1687-1688

Comprises a satirical poem on the Declaration of Indulgence, in which poets express their thanks and urge all other loyal subjects to fall in with the King's wishes. For variant manuscript versions se...

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Title: Advice, or a heroick epistle to Mr Francis Villers. To an excellent new tune

called A Health to Betty

Author: Martin, Sir Roger

Date(s): 1683

Manuscript: Lt 54

Contents: Satirical song on the activities of various named society men and ladies, in

the form of a letter of advice

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