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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D517/BOX/A/10/1
TitleSatirical verse entitled "An Encomium upon a Parliamt" concerning William III's fourth parliament of 1698-1699
Date[c1699]
DescriptionNineteen stanzas plus chorus. Said to have been written by Daniel Defoe in 1699

See: W R Owens, P N Furbank, David Blewett, Peter Elmer, John Mullan, Geoffrey Sill, G A Starr (2003) 'Satire, Fantasy and Writings on the Supernatural by Daniel Defoe: The True-Born Englishman and Other Poems', including a chapter on "An Encomium upon a Parliament [1699]"
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorMiller Mundy family of Shipley Hall, Heanor
Administrative HistoryThe first session of William III’s fourth Parliament, 1698-1699. The great issue before this Parliament was the size of the army.
FormatDocument
CopiesA digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
TermPoetry
Satire
AcknowledgementsD517/Box/A/10/1-23 have been described by Cataloguing Volunteer, Roger Jennens in October 2022.
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