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THOMAS WENTWORTH, EARL OF STRAFFORD
Catalogue reference: Sion L40.2/E30
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Sion L40.2/E30
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Title (The name of the record)
- THOMAS WENTWORTH, EARL OF STRAFFORD
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1641
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Description (What the record is about)
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A diary of proceedings in the trial in the House of Lords of Thomas Wentworth, first Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. 22 March-17 April 1641. The diary is written in pencil on flyleaves and interleaved pages of a printed copy of 'Depositions and articles against Thomas Earle of Strafford, Febr. 16. 1640' [London, 1641]. The trial of Strafford was brought to an end by a bill of attainder, passed in the House of Commons on 21 April 1641.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lambeth Palace Library
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Sion College
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 60 ff.
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Recorded as given to Sion College by Thomas James, bookseller and printer (d. 1711) in William Reading, 'Bibliothecae cleri Londinensis in Collegio Sionensi catalogus' (London, 1724) with shelfmark C21. The bequest of Thomas James of some 3,000 books is recorded in the Sion College Book of Benefactors (Sion L40.2/E64), pp. 128-160. Transferred from Sion College to Lambeth Palace Library in 1996.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Vellum binding 180 x 133 mm. Label on rear cover with early shelf mark C21 Paper leaves
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/221bb81f-c77d-41bf-9fb2-cf8153eced1e/
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This record is held at Lambeth Palace Library
Within the fonds: Sion L40.2
SION COLLEGE MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION
Within the sub-fonds: Sion L40.2/E
SION COLLEGE: ENGLISH MANUSCRIPTS
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THOMAS WENTWORTH, EARL OF STRAFFORD