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L'Estrange, Sir Nicholas, ? 1604-1655 (1st Baronet)

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Biography

Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, the eldest son of Sir Hamon L'Estrange, was created a baronet in 1629, and died at Hunstanton, Norfolk, on 24 July 1655.

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Merry Passages and Jeasts

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5365
Scope and Contents

'Merry passages and jeasts', a collection of over 600 anecdotes concerning domestic, historical and biographical topics compiled by Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, transcribed from British Library, Harley MS 6395, 194 folios. On fos 183v-192v is an alphabetical index in another hand. Most of the versos are blank.

Dates: 1907
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