Sir Henry Slingsby, Commentaries 1638-1648, eighteenth century
Scope and Contents
'Commentaries of Sir Henry Slingsby, Bart., from the year 1638 to 1648, great part of which time he spent in the service of King Charles the first, containing many remarkable occurrences during the Civil Warrs, written by himself.—A copy'. This is an abridgment, with some additions, of the Diary of Sir Henry Slingsby, which was edited in 1836 by the Rev. Daniel Parsons.
Dates
- Creation: eighteenth century
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (42 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
From a label on the cover the MS. appears to have been formerly in the possession of Ely Hargrove, the author of the History of Knaresborough (in which is an account of the Slingsby family); and more recently of Dr Routh, Pres. of Magd. Coll. Oxf., whose signature is subscribed to some notes on the inside of the cover of the MS. The concluding sentence in the bracket, at the end, is also in Routh's handwriting, as well as some farther extracts from the printed Diary. In the library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper
Repository Details
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