Item
Duplicate of SP 42/8/122
Catalogue reference: SP 42/8/123
Date: 1710 October 21
Duplicate of SP 42/8/122
Item
Part 2, Folios 95-96. A letter [?from the Bishop of Ely, Francis Turner] to 'your...
Catalogue reference: SP 8/2/63
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This record is about the Part 2, Folios 95-96. A letter [?from the Bishop of Ely, Francis Turner] to 'your... dating from 1688 Dec 16 in the series King William's Chest. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1688 Dec 16
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Part 2, Folios 95-96. A letter [?from the Bishop of Ely, Francis Turner] to 'your Highness' [the Prince of Orange] concerning Lord Halifax's appointment, with Lord Nottingham and Lord Godolphin, as commissioners from the King [James II] to the Prince. The writer advised Halifax, and his lordship agreed, not to seek such a compromise as would impede the progress [of the invading Dutch army reaching London]. The letter is carried by Mr Richard Uphill his wife's brother, a cornet of horse in the King's army.
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