Elegie panegiricall & votive upon the Ladye Mary Cholmondley, August 15 1625.

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Elegie panegiricall & votive upon the Ladye Mary Cholmondley, August 15 1625.

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Manuscript on paper, in a single Italic hand, of a 38-page elegiacal poem praising Lady Mary Cholmondley's Holford ancestors and herself. The poem is heavily annotated in the same hand. Prefaced by a dedication to Lady Cholmondeley's son Thomas, a dedication in Latin to Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st bart., and ten verses in Latin and English addressed to various members of the Cholmondeley family, including an anagram and a chronogram. The main poem is followed by several short Latin poems, including one concerning the Holford motto.

1 v. (59 p.) ; 19 x 15 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Cholmondeley, Hugh, Sir, 1513-1596.

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Lytler (Littler), Thomas.

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Grosvenor, Richard, Sir, 1585-1645

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Grosvenor was 1st Baronet of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and a prominent figure in county politics during the early Stuart period, serving as a justice of the peace and a representative of the shire in Parliament. He spoke out in defense of the Protestant religion and civil liberties. From the description of Journal of the House of Commons, 1626. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 445325072 ...

Cholmondeley, Mary Holford, Lady, 1563-1625.

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