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Folio 267. Letter from William Davis, merchant, to Mr [Thomas] Hopkins at Secretary...

Catalogue reference: SP 32/12/147

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This record is about the Folio 267. Letter from William Davis, merchant, to Mr [Thomas] Hopkins at Secretary... dating from 1701 Nov 29 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 32/12/147
Date
1701 Nov 29
Description

Folio 267. Letter from William Davis, merchant, to Mr [Thomas] Hopkins at Secretary Vernon's office about a libel 'List of One Unanimous Club of Members that met at the Vine Tavern in Long Acre' 'wherein the members of the late Parliament are inserted at large loading them with most base and abominable crimes'. Davis asks that the authors and publishers be taken into custody for a speedy punishment and names the printer and publisher as John Bradford and the publishers and sellers of the late 'Legion, Corruption of the House of Commons' as Thrusterum Savage and Elizabeth Cooper of the 'Crooked Billett' near Puddle Dock. He says that Michael Hastings and William Bird can give evidence.

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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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