"A prophesye;" seven 8-line stanzas
MS. Rawl. C. 813, fol. 72b
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
"A prophesye;" seven 8-line stanzas
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 813, fol. 72b
Summary
[Of wars in England, the battles of Bosworth, Flodden, etc., and of a crusade to be undertaken by a king of England who shall recover the true Cross and convey it to Rome in 1531, and then die in the valley of Jehosaphat.]
Beg. "Well on my waye as I forthe went, / Over a lande beside a lee."
Date
Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
English Poems and Prophecies
"A prophesye;" seven 8-line stanzas
