Chetham's Library MS A.2.4

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Powell, Thomas of Monmouth (Il Taliessin di Monmouth, pseud.): Silvia la Zingara, la Tyranna, or: The Gipsies, a drama.

Fly leaf, in pencil: La Tiranna is a general | Name in Spain when excellence |
In ink: 2900 L.
Piece of paper, 12.6 x 9.7 cms, pasted on. On it a drawing (pen and ink and wash) with heading in pencil: Silvia, p. 108. Dear Child be compos'd | Be assur'd I love thee...
Verso of fly leaf, in pencil: 7 C 5 22

Loose leaves as follows:
1. Engraved plate, published Ap. 20, 1809. T.S. Esqr detto  Il Taliessen invt et pint. N. Bond sculpt .

2. Attached:  Printed Ode to Urania with note 'The Plate represents | the Genius of Dramatic Poesy. | in the Cavern of Fancy. | contemplating the Bust of | Shakespeare.
Verso of 1 and 2 blank.

3. Paper (oval), pasted on and bearing watercolour illustration with title: The Gipsies. T.P. inv. et facit.
Verso: a little of a pencil drawing of a man.

4. Leaf with double leaf pasted down. Paste down 12.8 x 9.7 cms, watercolour sketch of three figures in a wood.
On verso: T.P. inv. et fecit last Scene of 2 Act.
On recto, in ink: See this Scene at p.69.
Verso: blank.

5. Loose leaf of paper with watercolour drawing of an interior with figures, 15 x 12.2 cms.
Verso: pencil drawing of two figures.

6. Slip of paper, 9.8 x 11.6 cms. On recto a pen and ink and crayon drawing of man, woman and animal.
Verso, in ink: Fid. I see I have offended you. p. 72.

7. Recto, in ink: Silvia | La | Zingara | La Tyranna | or | The Gipsies | a Drama. | by | Il Talliessin di | Monmouth. | T.P.
Verso: blank.

Leaf with two slips, one pasted down one not, with notes by T.P. On the leaf itself, in ink: The first Plan of this Drama | was cast in early youth - when | Terence & the Conte Lovers ... | then the only Dramas of this Cast.
Verso: footnote to next recto (8) which, continuing to 11v contains dedication to Miss Silvia Brathwaite.

12r Another title-page, saying that the drama is from Cervantes. Initials T.P. and date 1764. 
Verso: list of characters.

13r and v Notes on the characters, with footnote to 13v on 14r.

14v Notes in pencil, sighned T.P.

15r and 15v and 16r Prologue. Between 15v and 16r three half leaves and a drawing on paper watermarked 1794.

17r Also notes on Act 1.
Verso: blank.

Text begins on p. 1 and continues to p. 122 and then continues (with Epilogue) on unnumbered pages 1-15.

15v and remaining 23 leaves all blank. Endpaper and inside back board blank.

Many insertions and some more drawings.

Size of page: 19 x 11.9 cms.

See
Notes and Queries 3rd Ser. Vol.3 pp. 348 and 479-80.

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