The most elegant, and elabourate poems of that great court-vvit, Mr William Drummond : whose labours, both in verse and prose, being heretofore so precious to Prince Henry, and to K. Charles, shall live and flourish in all ages whiles there are men to read them, or art & judgment to approve them.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drummond, William, 1585-1649.

Contributor:

Gaywood, Richard, active 1650-1680.

Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Poems

Language:

English

Penn Provenance:

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (autograph) (bookplate) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Boucher, Jonathan, 1738-1804 (autograph) (binding) (inscription) (stamp) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Lea, Charlotte, A. (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

14 unnumbered pages, 208 pages, plate : portrait ; 17 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Teares on the death of Moeliades

Wandring Muses

Speeches to the high and excellent Prince, Charles

Most elegant, and elabourate poems of that great court-wit, Mr William Drummond

Most elegant, and elaborate poems of that great court-vvit, Mr VVilliam Drummond

Most elegant, and elaborate poems of that great court-wit, Mr William Drummond

Poems

Fingerprint:

P.s. e.re rere AnMo (3) 1659 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed [by W.H.] for William Rands bookseller, at his house over against the Beare Taverne in Fleetstreet, 1659.

Notes:

"To the reader" signed: E.P., i.e. Edward Phillips.

The portrait is signed: R Gaywood fecit.

In verse.

Running title reads: Poems.

"Teares on the death of Moeliades", "The wandring Muses", and "Speeches to the high and excellent Prince, Charles" each have separate title page dated 1656; pagination and register are continuous.

A reissue of the 1656 edition printed by W.H., with new title page cancelling old title and dedication leaf. The title page is in two settings: (1) as above (Wing D2200), or (2) with title reading "The most elegant, and elaborate poems of that great court-vvit, Mr VVilliam Drummond. .." (Wing D2200A)

Signatures: A-O⁸.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy bound in one-quarter calf with gold-tooled armorial stamp of Reverend Jonathan Boucher on spine. The stamp has gold-tooled monogram: "J B" and a crest with an old man's head in profile, ducally crowned, couped at the shoulders; on his head a cap turned down in front.

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of Henry Charles Lea (1825-1909) on front pastedown and ms. ownership inscription" Henry C. Lea 1846" on front free endpaper.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. ownership inscription of Reverend Jonathan Boucher: "J. Boucher's copy" on front pastedown.

Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: leaves A1-A3, L6-M8, O6-O8 wanting; text on title page and on leaves A3, O7, O8 supplied in ms.

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), D2200

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), D2200A

ESTC, R018651

OCLC:

78610139