Wilmot, John, afterwards Eardley-Wilmot; politician and author

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Title: Earl of Rochester

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Epithet: afterwards Eardley-Wilmot; politician and author

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Title: 2nd Earl of Rochester

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Epithet: of Paisley

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Epithet: of Cliff House

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creatorOf Vol. XXXIII (ff. 110). Jan. -June 1859.includes:ff. 1, 7 James Butler Fellowes, of Ryde: Letters to 4th Lord Carnarvon from James Butler Fellowes: 1858-1859.f. 3 Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford: Letter from 4th Lord Carnarvon to the Lord... British Library
creatorOf British Records Association Collection. Vol. X (ff. 215). Royalty, peers, their wives, etc.; 1672-1891. Partly French. Alphabetically arranged by title. Includes (ff. 118-160) correspondence of William Wellesley-Pole, afterwards Pole-Tylney-Long-Well..., 1672-1891 British Library
referencedIn (ff. vi+301). Inserted at ff. i-vi are receipts, etc., relative to the purchase, 1807.includes:f. iv John Caley, FSA; keeper of records: Certificate by, to Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby: 1807.f. vi Joseph Planta, Principal Librarian, British Museum: ... British Library
referencedIn Poetry ENGLISH: Collections of miscellaneous pieces: 17th cent.includes:ff. 3, 4, 48, 49, 51, 56, 61 John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Poetical pieces: 17th cent.ff. 10-13 Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: Poetical satire on modern translato... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXII (ff. 404). 13-21 Oct. 1841.includes:ff. 1, 6 Lieutenant-General Sir James Charles Chatterton, 3rd Baronet: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1837-1845.f. 8 Henry Coddington, mathematician; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge: Letter t... British Library
referencedIn ESSEX PAPERS. Vol. XII. (ff. 351). Jan.-Apr. 1677. 1. Letters from Hugh May, Comptroller of the Works to Charles ll., on payments for works at Cashiobury House and Windsor Castle; Whitehall, 6, 23 Jan. 1677. ff. 3, 53. 2. Letters from James Touchet, ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I (ff. 215). (1) Verses, etc., almost entirely by Birch, or addressed to him, some of them apparently written as exercises. They are:— (a) 'Jam tibi perfectum jactare, Britannia, carmen': a version (100 lines) of the Rev. John Nixon's poem on Si... British Library
referencedIn Sloane 1458Paper, 4to., ff. 55, XVII Century.1. Some humorous sentences, upon the different signification of words. f. 2b.2. 'Appendix jocorum quae occurrunt apud authores.' f. 3.3. Votivum Carolo, or a Welcome to his Majesty Charles the Second from ... British Library
creatorOf CAPEL PAPERS. Vol. II. Letters and papers of Sir Henry Capell as first commissioner of the Admiralty; 1679-1680. Paper; ff. iii+156. 330 x 220mm. Binding of gold tooled black leather.Board of Admiralty: Henry Capell, Baron Capell of Tewkesbury: Navy;..., 1679-1680 British Library
creatorOf COLLECTION OF PASTORAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL POEMS, 1628-circa 1714. Copies, circa but after 1739. Partly printed and engraved. Besides some longer works, listed below, the collection includes pieces by Dryden (ff. 87v-89), Roscommon (ff. 80v-83v), John ... British Library
referencedIn Sloane 1731 APaper, in folio, ff. 171; bound with 1691 and 1710.Dr. W. Wall's Miscellaneous Papers.1. 'The Doctrine of Sphericall Triangles'. ff. 1-102. A humorous play-bill. f. 38.3. Method of boreing guns. f. 11.4. Letter from Lord Suffolk to Dr. W... British Library
creatorOf JOHN WILMOT, 2ND EARL OF ROCHESTER: correspondence and papers of Henry Spencer Ashbee (d.1900) relating to Rochester's play 'Sodom'; circa 1865-1879, n.d. Partly copies, imperfect. Partly Latin, French and German. This obscene blank-verse drama, trad..., approximately 1865-1879 British Library
referencedIn A COLLECTION of political poems and songs, with a few squibs in prose; by the Earl of Rochester and others: preceded by a table of contents. The last poem must have been written in 1715. Paper; having the book-plate of Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Den..., 1703-1715 British Library
creatorOf QUILTER MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. iv. Songs and chamber music; 1903-1937. Printer’s proof scores for publication by Elkin & Co., Ltd. All autograph and for voice and piano unless otherwise stated below. Each item is dated with a copyright date, which is the ..., 1903-1937 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANY OF RESTORATION POEMS AND VERSE-SATIRES; circa 1655-1679. Copies. The collection consists of forty-one satirical and lyric poems dating mostly from the 1670s, of which some twenty-six are of established authorship. The great majority are by..., approximately 1655-1679 British Library
referencedIn 1. "LUCINA's Rape, or the trauedy of Vallentinian;" a play adapted from Fletcher's piece by [ John Willmot] Earl of Rochester. It differs from the printed copy of 1685. At the beginning is a list of the performers; among whom is Hart, who died in 168..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn Lieutenant Gedeon Bonnivert, son of Paschall and Judith Bonnivert of Sedan in Champagne: Papers and collections of, in prose and verse: 15th-17th centt.includes:ff. 2-16 b Theology: On penance and confession, tribulation and temptation, contemplati... British Library
referencedIn Vol. II. (ff. 231). (1) 'Ere You Read this now You'll Suppose'; song (8 x 5 lines). f. 1. (2) Epitaph on Mrs. Mary Wynn, beg. 'Stay, reader, and with deep concern'. Two versions. ff. 2-3. (3) The Epilogue to Don Carlos, by T. Otway; 1676. f. 4. (4) '... British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV. (ff. 453), 1696-1823.includes:f. 1 J-Newdigate: Order, as Steward of Long Itchington manor: 1696.f. 4 Sir Richard Newdigate, 2nd Baronet: Petition to the Lord Keeper: 1696.f. 6 Arley-cum-Sloley, Warwickshire: Suit concerning the manor..., 1696-1823 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS PIECES in verse and prose, comprising epitaphs, recipes, satires, political squibs, poems, etc., in English and French. Paper; ff. 101. xviiith-xixth centt. Folio. Presented by A. W. Franks, Esq., C.B., 18th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn Poetry ENGLISH: Collections of miscellaneous pieces: 17th cent.includes:f. 1 b Bible. Commentaries: Verses on Dives and Lazarus: 17th cent.f. 3 b John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Extracts from his Absalom and Achitophel: 17th cent.f. 5 Charles ... British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of political, satirical and other poems of the reign of Cliarles II., chiefly relating to the years 1679-1681. The whole MS. is in one hand down to art. 39, which is an addition dated 1687. With lists of contents at ff. 2, 165. 1. " The Ci..., approximately 1679-approximately 1687 British Library
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