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Catesby Papers and Astwick Papers. (Described at item level). Folios 1-67: Papers...
Catalogue reference: SP 46/57
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This record is about the Catesby Papers and Astwick Papers. (Described at item level). Folios 1-67: Papers... dating from 1514-1625 in the series State Papers Domestic: Supplementary. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1514-1625
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Catesby Papers and Astwick Papers. (Described at item level).
Folios 1-67: Papers of Sir William Catesby of Ashby St Ledger, Northamptonshire, and Lapworth, Warwickshire, 1552-1594. Sir William was the father of Robert Catesby, conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot; the correspondence was seized in 1605.
Folios 68-278: Papers of John Astwick of Flamstead, Hertfordshire, 1563-1613.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- English and Latin
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- Open Document, Open Description
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State Papers Domestic: Supplementary
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