The potent allly; or, succours from Merryland. With an essay in praise of the cloathing of that country. / By the Reverend Mr. Kennet, son of the late Bishop of Peterborough. To which is added, The present state of Bettyland. Written by that great master of humour Charles Cotton, Esq; author of Virgil, and Lucian Travestie. &cc. Dedicated to the Rt. Hon. Humphry Parsons, Esq; (A second time deservedly) Lord-Mayor of London.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kennett, White, 1700 or 1701-1740.

Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

28 pages ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Potent ally

Succours from Merryland

Present state of Bettyland

Armour: an imitation of the splendid shilling

Fingerprint:

n-on s,ht bee- shle (3) 1741 (R)

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed by T. Hinton in Faulcon-Court, Southwark; and sold by S. Brett, opposite the New Church in the Strand; and at the Pamphlet-Shops of London and Westminster, MDCCXLI [1741]

Notes:

Price given in imprint: [Price Three-pence]

Dedication signed: Philo Britanniae.

White Kennett's essay is a poem seen advertised in 1723 as 'Armour, a poem' (Foxon).

Cotton's work, not yet seen as separately published, entitled 'Eurōtopolis' in other editions of 'The potent ally'.--Cf. Foxon.

Cited in:

Foxon, K12

ESTC, N21111

Related Work:

Kennett, White, 1700 or 1701-1740. Armour.

Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687. Eurōtopolis: the present state of Bettyland.

OCLC:

827832214