Cecil, William, 1566-1640 (2nd Earl of Exeter)
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Dates
- Existence: 1566 - 1640
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Copies of documents, chiefly historical, concerning George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, and the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, c. 1647
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Gg.04.13
Scope and Contents
By the original paging 66 pages appear to have been lost, unless 36 out of order at the end were some of these. Other pages have been torn out. They do not appear to have been missing when the manuscript was catalogued for John Moore. Contents: (1) ‘The king’s [Charles I] message to parliament’; (2) ‘The answer of the howse of commons, 14th March 1625’; (3) ‘The king’s majestie’s replie to the said answer of the howse of commons made to them the 15 of March, 1625; (4) speeches of the king...
Dates:
c. 1647
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