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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D517/BOX/A/10/2
TitleSatirical verse entitled "The Doctor and the Devill to the Tune of a wicked old Pees", labelled "Devill & Doc[tor]"
Date[early 18th cent]
DescriptionTelling the story of the devil observing a doctor travelling from Newark to Lincoln. Including references to misuse of wealth and prospect of appointment as a bishop.
Fourteen verses
Undated
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorMiller Mundy family of Shipley Hall, Heanor
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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