Abstract
AbstractThis essay investigates the authorship of “The Earle of Southampton prisoner, and condemned. to Queen Elizabeth,” a 74‐line poem found in British Library Manuscript Stowe 962. Supposedly composed by Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton, this poem appears to be a scribal copy of a verse epistle pleading for the Queen's mercy after Southampton was convicted for treason with the Earl of Essex following his 1601 uprising. Because references in the poem point to its author's awareness of intimate details of Southampton's career, health, and writing style, relevant matters from his life prior to Elizabeth's commutation of his death sentence are considered. The manuscript context for the only known copy of this poem is explored, for the miscellany's high level of accuracy regarding attributions enhances the likelihood that this ascription to Southampton is accurate. (L. M. C.)
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