Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724

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English poet and dramatist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified recipient, ca. 1701. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663236

Epithet: poet

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x0000a2

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creatorOf Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. To the most renowned the President and the rest of the Knights' of the most noble Order of the Toast [manuscript], ca. 1700. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified recipient, ca. 1701. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Clarence Louis Frank Gohdes Papers, and undated, bulk, 1811-1990s, 1905-1981 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. [The fairy queen [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Vol. I, ff. 220, XVIII cent.includes:f. 1 William King, d 1729 Archbishop of Dublin: Letter to S. Madden: 1701.: Copy.f. 5 Francis Gwyn, politician: Letter to R. Harley: 1693.: Copy.f. 5b Narcissus Luttrell, annalist; bibliographer: Letter to R..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn HEATH AND VERNEY PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 292). Miscellaneous theological and literary works, 17th Cent. Ineluded are :-1. " A Coller of SS. composed of severall gemms, and made up into ye forme of a chayne for a Judge," and " A Coller of SS. consistinge ..., 1553-1685 British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1-11 Charles Montague, Earl of Halifax: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1699, and n.d.f. 12 George Montagu, Earl of Halifax: Letters to Sir H. Slo... British Library
referencedIn " PASTOR Fido, or the Faithful Shepherd a play by Elkanah Settle. Many lines in the first printed edition of 1677 are here wanting. The names of the actors, all women, are inserted (f. 1 b), and this version may perhaps represent the piece as it was ... British Library
creatorOf Letter from Frank C. Brown to T. J. Wise concerning the bibliography of Elkanah Settle, Thalia Triumphans, 1720, and other items; 6 Dec. 1908. Also included is a cutting (f. 110) from a bookseller's catalogue advertising a copy of Settle's The Life a... British Library
referencedIn English-language manuscript verse in the Houghton Library: First-line index, ca. 1000-ca. 1820. Houghton Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. The fairy queen [microform] : partial Purcell autograph. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. Absalom senior, or, Achitophel / by Elkanah Settle. University of Colorado, Boulder
referencedIn Hall, Henry, ca. 1656-1707. Collection of sacred and secular songs by late 17th century composers [manuscript], ca. 1710. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Deedes, William, b. 1660,. Dramatic miscellany with extracts from verse plays by Dryden, Orrery and others [manuscript], ca. 1690. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. CCLX (ff. 210). (1) Verses, chiefly relating to Marlborough and his victories; circ. 1704-[1722?], n.d. Partly French, Dutch and Latin. Partly printed. ff. 1-95b. Including: — (a) Prologue for a performance of the opera, Camill..., 1699-1731 British Library
referencedIn Collection of anti-Catholic texts, [ca. 1690]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. [The fairy queen [microform]. Harvard University, Loeb Music Library
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associatedWith Deedes, William, b. 1660, person
associatedWith Dryden, John, 1631-1700. person
associatedWith Gohdes, Clarence, 1901 person
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associatedWith Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. person
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Lille, Nord
Stonesfield, Oxfordshire
Brasted, Kent
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Kent, England
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Ramillies, Brabant
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Birth 1648-02-01

Death 1724-02-12

Active 1553

Active 1731

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