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

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Title: Elegie panegiricall & votive upon the Ladye Mary Cholmondley, August 15 1625
Creator: Lytler (Littler), Thomas
Abstract: 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
Description: Available on microfilm
In English and Latin.
On flyleaf: list of accounts, as well as pen trials and the signature "R. Cholmondeley."
Signature in back of John Grosvenor.
Marbled endpapers.
Binding: full morocco; gilt decoration.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 19 x 15 cm. v. (59 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Name): Cholmondeley, Mary Holford, Lady, 1563-1625.
Cholmondeley, Hugh, Sir, 1513-1596.
Grosvenor, Richard, Sir, 1585-1645.
Lytler (Littler), Thomas.
Subject (Topic): Anagrams
Elegiac poetry
Latin poetry
English literature
English poetry
Genealogy
Subjects: Cholmondeley, Mary Holford, Lady, 1563-1625
Cholmondeley, Hugh, Sir, 1513-1596
Grosvenor, Richard, Sir, 1585-1645
Lytler (Littler), Thomas
Anagrams
Elegiac poetry
Latin poetry
Latin poetry > 17th century
English literature > 17th century
English poetry > 17th century
Genealogy
Grosvenor, John, 1742-1823 > Autograph

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Citation: Thomas Lytler, Elegie panegiricall & votive upon the Ladye Mary Cholmondley. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.