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Poem in an unknown hand, beginning,"I sing of a meeting that happen'd of late, Where...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/24/47/32
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This record is about the Poem in an unknown hand, beginning,"I sing of a meeting that happen'd of late, Where... dating from [1719] in the series Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/24/47/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1719]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Poem in an unknown hand, beginning,"I sing of a meeting that happen'd of late, Where Bos has the honour to live by a gate; And one hundred wise heads met in debate, Which nobody can deny."
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Another copy of the poem is in the Bodleian Library, MS Rawl D 400, fos 93-94, dated 24 Jun 1719
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 30/24
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors: Papers
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Within the series: PRO 30/24
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury and successors: Papers
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