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Title
Letter From John Mennes to Sir Richard Fanshawe
Description
Concerning Mennes' plans around Easter, business concerning Prince Rupert, and the crime of a merchant named Corke.
Date Created
1663-04-17
Contributors
Extent
1 leaf, writing on recto of folded sheet.
1 negative
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
No Known Copyright
Primary Member of
Special Collections Manuscript Letters and Ephemera of Artists and Authors (1650-1921) as Selected and Transcribed by Mollie Connelly
Identifier
Locally defined identifier
MEJ_1663_1_1
Locally defined identifier
MEJ_1663_1_2
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
17th Century Manuscripts||British Manuscripts
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.26043
Note
Postage Details: Address reads "To the right honorable Sr. Richard Fanshw. Lord Ambassadour for his Matie of griat Britamne at Lisbon m/Portugal."
Postage Details: Return address reads: "From Sr. Jo. Mennes Dated 17 Aprill 1663.st. vet. Recd. in Lixa 17/7 June 1663. By Mr. Randall."
Transcription Details: In difficult handwriting.
Paper Details: Mark of a seal visible. Originally folded. Foxing.
Condition of Original: Fragile.
Provenance: According to Seller's description, this letter was tipped into "The Lusiad, or, Portugals historicall poem: written in the Portingall language by Lvis de Camoens; and now newly put into English by Richard Fanshaw esq." Publisher London, Printed for Humphrey Moseley, at the Prince's-arms in St. Pauls church-yard, 1655. Local Call #: SPEC- C-576, along with the Fanshawe Letter in this collection Local Call #: MSS_363_FAR_1650_1.
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