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Folios 187-188. A letter from R [Robert] Yard to Lord Ambassador [Joseph] Williamson,...

Catalogue reference: SP 32/15/95

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This record is about the Folios 187-188. A letter from R [Robert] Yard to Lord Ambassador [Joseph] Williamson,... dating from 1698 Aug 5 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 32/15/95
Date
1698 Aug 5
Description

Folios 187-188. A letter from R [Robert] Yard to Lord Ambassador [Joseph] Williamson, dated at Whitehall [London, Middlesex], concerning parliamentary election results: the defeat of Mr [Samuel] Shepheard and Mr [Gilbert] Heathcoat [Heathcote] in London, Sir Harry [Henry] Hobart in Norfolk, and John How [John Grobham Howe] in Cyrencester [Cirencester], who has won in Gloucester [Gloucestershire]. Also mentions: news of the King of Spain [Charles II's] ill-health; and the impending departure of the Squadron to 'the Straights' [Straits of Gibraltar] under Vice Admiral [Matthew] Aylmer.

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English
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