Donnington Castle A Royalist Story

Excerpt from Donnington Castle: A Royalist Story, in Fourteen Staves, With Notes Sir, I deal not at all in Musick, and though ye song may, as you affirme, have been often times sunge at Me Glade in Kinge ?ames's tyme, I do thinke the Poem might be more agreeablie prefaced to the Duke of Bucks. Than to the La. You mention, seeing that Packer, whose house1 Dwzz'ngfon Castle was, was secretary to ye said Duke's father. (master P/zil. Packfrfi hys son beinge also a verie gracious and inge nious gent.) Expectynge yr pleasure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Donnington Castle: A Royalist Story, in Fourteen Staves, With Notes Sir I dewly rec y Bokes & hastene to informe yu th ye Poem shall be printed in the newest & beste manner either in two or in one Volume Q, another pocket edition (with gilte leves) in twelves presentlie following. But Sir y tearmes under favour are high, and I pray you to remember how bad things be in y Cittie (God knoweth when they shall mende). Furthermore I beg leave to tell you th y s poem sholde doubtless abate somewhat of its valew if it be not proven y genuine handiwerke of Colonel Richard Lovelace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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