Add MS 47126

EGMONT PAPERS. Vol. CCVII (ff. i+167). Egmont MS. 100.

(1) Poems:-(a) 'A Libel on the Queens Peace with France', beg. 'Hail tricking Monarch, more successful far'; 1713. See M. Crum, First-Line Index, H 131. ff. 29b-30b;-(b) Ballad on the Peerage Bill, beg. 'I Sing of a meeting has happen'd of late'; 1719. Crum, I 463. ff. 62b-63b;-(c) Verses by Samuel Garth, M.D. (knt. 1714);-(i) On Lord Godolphin, beg. 'Whilst weeping Europe bends beneath her ills; 1710. Crum, W 2005. f. 64;-(ii) To the Duke of Marlborough, beg. 'Goe mighty Prince, and those great Nations see'; 1712. Crum, G 177. ff. 70b, 71;-(d) 'A Country Tale', beg. 'Colin, a raw but heady swain'; 1712. Cf. Add. MS. 23904, ff. 92-93b. ff. 67-68b;-(e) A fable on Queen Anne and the Duke of Marlborough, beg. 'A Widow kept a favourite Cat'; 1711. f. 73;-(f) 'A Whig Balad', beg. 'No wonder Powis, Finch & Shear'; 1701. Crum, N 285. ff. 73b, 74;-(g) 'A Tory Balad. . .', beg. 'At a Session of late'; 1711. ff. 136b-1 38b;-(h) 'Radamantadoes', relating to the Duke of Buckingham, beg. 'Avaunt ye giddy headed Multitude'; 1628. Crum, A 1926. ff. 138b-139b;-(i) Beg. 'When Burnet perciev'd that the bewtyful! Dames'. Printed in G. de F. Lord, Poems on Affairs of State, vi, 1970, pp. 40-42. Cf. also Crum, W 934. ff. 139b-140b;-(j) 'Upon Lady Catherine Hides first appearing at the Play', beg. 'Thus Kitty bewtyfull and young'. Crum, T 2548. ff. 140b, 14 1;-(k) Beg. 'As soon as the wind it came kindly about'; 1719. Crum, A 1670. ff. 141, 142;-(l) 'The Loyall Irish Man', beg. 'My bonny dear Shony, my Crony, my hony'. A shorter version is printed in W. C. Hazlitt, Inedited Poetical Miscellanies, 1870, pp. 324-325. ff. 145-146.

(2) Tracts, etc.:-(a) 'Tableau de la Cour de Brandebourg'; 1680. From the papers of Sir Robert Southwell and evidently related to his mission to that state. ff. 35-36b;-(b) 'Against takeing off the Penal Laws & Tests', by the Rev. Henry Roby, chaplain to Sir J. Perceval, 3rd Bart.; temp. James II. ff. 81b-83b;-(c) 'A Proposal for bringing over the Natives of Ireland, who are Papists, to the establish'd Religion & manners of the English', by Nathaniel Castleton; 1714. ff. 88b-91b;-(d) 'A letter from a Gentleman of Essex to a Member of Parliament with remarks on a paper call'd, Reasons delivered by the Hamburgh Merchants, & some observations on the linen Manufacture of Ireland, & trade to Hamburgh &c'; aft. 1714. ff. 150b-156b.

includes:

• ff. 22b, 23, 29b-30b, 62b-74, 136b-146 Poetry ENGLISH: Miscellaneous verses, copied by or for 1st Lord Egmont: bef. 1748.
• ff. 35-36b Robert Southwell, diplomatist; Knight 1665: Transcripts from his papers by 1st Lord Egmont: bef. 1748.
• ff. 35-36b Brandenburg, Electors of. Frederick William: Account of his court: 1680.: Fr.: Copy.
• ff. 38-42, 83b-93b, 99-100b, 102, 146b-156b Ireland: Tracts, etc., rel. to: 1641-circ. 1734, n.d.: Copies.
• ff. 64, 70b Sir Samuel Garth, d 1719 physician and poet: Poems: 1710, 1712.: Copies.
• ff. 81b-83b Reverend Henry Roby, chaplain to Sir J Perceval, 3rd Baronet: Tract against penal laws and tests: temp. Jas II.: Copy.