Verses by the University of Oxford on the death of the most noble, and right valiant Sir Bevill Grenvill, alias Granvill, Kt. [ESTC R18022]
- DMI number:
- 1692
- Publication Date:
- 1684
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- R18022
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&res_id=xri:eebo&rft_id=xri:eebo:citation:13165354
- Shelfmark:
- EEBO - Bod
- Full Title:
- VERSES | BY | The University of [i]OXFORD.[/i] | On the Death of the Most Noble, and Right | Valiant Sir [i]Bevill Grenvill[/i], alias [i]Granvill[/i], Kt. | Who was Slain by the Rebells at the Battle on | [i]Lansdown-Hill[/i], near [i]Bathe, July[/i] the 5. 1643. | [rule] | [epigraph] | [rule] | [ornaments] | [rule] | Printed at [i]Oxford[/i] in the Year of our Lord, 1643. | and now Reprinted at [i]London[/i], 1684.
- Epigraph:
- [i]Aut spoliis ego jam raptis laudabor opimis, | Aut Letho insigni.[/i]------Virg. Aeneid.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection of 17th century verse, Collection associated with specific occasion, Memorial collection, and Collection including prose
- Format:
- Quarto
- Comments:
- Contents: The largest part of the miscellany, pp. 19-48, comprises an assortment of prose pieces. These include letters and accounts relating to the civil war in Cornwall and Devon, where Sir Bevil Grenville fought, and a long account of the last sea battle fought by Grenville's grandfather Sir Richard Grenville, ascribed to Sir Walter Raleigh. Plates: Frontispiece portrait of Sir Bevil Grenville.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: Prose 'Epistle Dedicatory', addressed to John Grenville, first earl of Bath (1628-1701), and signed by Henry Birkhead, sigs A1r-A4v.
- References:
- NCBEL 335 (1684)
- Author:
- Henry Birkhead
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'Epistle Dedicatory' signed by Birkhead (sig. A4v). In it, Birkhead states that he has "cause[d]" the collection "to be Reprinted", a fact corroborated by Birkhead's ODNB entry.
- Dedicatee:
- John Grenville
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'Epistle Dedicatory' addressed 'To the Right Honourable John Earl of Bathe' (sig. A1r).
- First Line:
- It is not he I'll not believe mine eye
- Page No:
- pp.1-2
- Poem Title:
- To The Memory of Sir Bevill Granvill.
- Attribution:
- Thomas Masters.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Master
- First Line:
- Is Granvill dead or valour is it he
- Page No:
- p.2
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Robert Grove.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Could I report great Granvill or repeat
- Page No:
- pp.2-6
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Jasper Main.
- Attributed To:
- Jasper Mayne
- First Line:
- Not to be wrought by malice gain or pride
- Page No:
- pp.6-9
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- William Cartwright.
- Attributed To:
- William Cartwright
- First Line:
- What we have lost in thee we need not write
- Page No:
- pp.9-10
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- William Barker.
- Attributed To:
- William Barker
- First Line:
- Thou name of valour heir of all that worth
- Page No:
- pp.10-11
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Dudley Diggs.
- Attributed To:
- Dudley Digges
- First Line:
- The villains now are ripe let's pay our vow
- Page No:
- pp.12-13
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- John Birkinhead.
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Birkenhead
- First Line:
- They that give thanks for overthrows had never
- Page No:
- pp.13-14
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Robert Masters.
- Attributed To:
- Robert Master
- First Line:
- Hallow my temples let my thoughts be dressed
- Page No:
- pp.14-15
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- William Creed.
- Attributed To:
- William Creed
- First Line:
- Yet boast not senate know he could not die
- Page No:
- pp.15-16
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Peter Mew.
- Attributed To:
- Peter Mews
- First Line:
- Wisdom directs when justice dictates right
- Page No:
- pp.16-17
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Henry Love.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Heroic martyr whose immortal death
- Page No:
- pp.17-18
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Henry Birkhead.
- Attributed To:
- Henry Birkhead
- First Line:
- Thus slain thy valiant ancestor did lie
- Page No:
- p.18
- Poem Title:
- The Close.
- Attribution:
- Martin L Lewellin.
- Attributed To:
- Martin Lluelyn
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