Letter, 10 February 1601 [i.e. 1602] to Lord Buckhurst, Lord High Treasurer of England

Letter, 10 February 1601 [i.e. 1602] to Lord Buckhurst, Lord High Treasurer of England

Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 Friends and associates
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599
Friendship
Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Sources
Great Britain
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1558-1603

Letter, addressed to Lord Buckhurst, from Privy Council authorizing conduct money for 30 men levied in the West Division of Northamptonshire. Oddly, the letter is signed by Buckhurst. Other signatories include: Sir Robert Cecil (son of the Burleigh), Sir Thomas Egerton, Edward Somerset (4th of 6th Earl of Worcester), Sir William Knollys, Sir John Fortescue, and others, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, at that date, was John Whitgift. All friends and associates of Edmund Spenser.

Enclosed in red leather portfolio with gold embossed lettering. Holograph, signed. Includes transcript (typewritten)--and explanatory letter laid in.

England and Wales. Privy Council., Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset

Honnold/Mudd Manuscript Collection, Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library

1601 [/02]

Lisa Crane

Public Domain.

Manuscript held by Special Collections: https://ccl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/28885645

Manuscript

English

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Claremont Colleges Library call number: DA350 .E53 1602x

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