Copy of On the dreadfull fire of London the 2 of Sep 1665 [i.e. 1666] [manuscript], 1681.
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Title
Copy of On the dreadfull fire of London the 2 of Sep 1665 [i.e. 1666] [manuscript], 1681.
Uniform title
Short and serious narrative of London's fatal fire
Description
12 leaves.
Associated name
Wiseman, Samuel, author.
Wiseman, Barbara, former owner.
Wiseman, Barbara, former owner.
Note
First page reads: Barbara Wiseman amo Domini 1681. Made by her sonn Samuell Wiseman in the 17 yeare of his age soon after the dreadful fire of London in the year of our Lord God 1665.
Listed in the Folger card index of first lines. First line: When the black chamberlaine of gloomy night.
Listed in the Folger card index of first lines. First line: When the black chamberlaine of gloomy night.
Publications about material
Printed as A short and serious narrative of London's fatal fire, 1667 (Wing S3551).
Provenance
Belonged to the poet's mother, Barbara Wiseman.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1990. The Cathedral.
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Poems.
Poems.
Item Details
Call number
X.d.423
Folger accession
MS Add. 239