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Folios 99-100. A letter from J [John] Ellis to Lord Ambassador [Joseph] Williamson,...

Catalogue reference: SP 32/15/51

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This record is about the Folios 99-100. A letter from J [John] Ellis to Lord Ambassador [Joseph] Williamson,... dating from 1698 May 10 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, William and Mary. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 32/15/51
Date
1698 May 10
Description

Folios 99-100. A letter from J [John] Ellis to Lord Ambassador [Joseph] Williamson, dated at Whitehall [London, Middlesex]. Reports that: the Dutch [Netherlands] ambassador has returned home; the King's hunting horses and dogs have been sent to Holland, and he [William III] is expected to travel there also, but when parliament rises, will go to Windsor [Berkshire]; a subscription is being made at the Exchequer to raise £2,000,000 for trading to the East Indies; Colonel [Charles] Godfrey has been chosen Master of the Jewell Office; the Earl of Portland is to have his audience of leave [as ambassador to France; and the Earl of Jersey is ambassador extraordinary; and the French ambassador's [Count Taillard's] entry has not yet been scheduled.

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English
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