Temple, William, 1628-1699

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English statesman and author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to Sir Robert Southwell, 1669 Nov. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888513

From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to, Sir Richard Bulstrode, 1675 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888514

English diplomat and author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to Sir Richard Bulstrode, British Envoy at Brussels, 1676 May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888511

From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to Sir Robert Southwell, 1669 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888509

From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to an unidentified correspondent (possibly Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington or Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds), 1676 Jan. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270888510

Sir William Temple (1628-99), diplomat, statesman and author, was also a patron of Jonathan Swift, who served as his secretary. See the Dictionary of National Biography for a detailed account of his life.

From the guide to the Upon the approach of the shore at Harwich, in January 1668; begun under the mast at the desire of my Lady Giffard, by Sir William Temple, 1668, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)

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creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699,. Autograph letter signed from Sir William Temple, the Hague, to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the Earl of Arlington [manuscript], 1674 November 13. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. William Temple letter : [France], to Monsieur de Bonrepos, [Boulogne-sur-Mer, France?] : ALS, [16--?]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Letterbooks, 1677-1679. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699,. Autograph letter signed from Sir William Temple, Nijmegen, to Sir Richard Bulstrode [manuscript], 1676 July 13. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695. The character of a Trimmer, [ca. 1690]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. Notes taken principally from the first two chapters of Observations upon the united provinces of the Netherlands, 1673, by Sir William Temple [manuscript], 1745. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to, Sir Richard Bulstrode, 1675 Aug. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sir William Temple family receipts and financial documents, 1690-1699. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685,. Autograph letter signed from Charles II, King of England, Whitehall, to Sir William Temple, his ambassador in Holland [manuscript], 1675 October 29. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Upon the approach of the shore at Harwich, in January 1668; begun under the mast at the desire of my Lady Giffard, by Sir William Temple, 1668 GB 206 Leeds University Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. A treatise concerning idleness, or the art of well imploying our time, by way of conferences, [ca. 1650]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Temple family correspondence, 1667-1776 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to Sir Robert Southwell, 1669 Oct. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Temple family correspondence, 1667-1776. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Goodricke family. Papers of the Goodricke family of Ribston Hall, Nidderdale, Yorkshire [manuscript], 1639?-1689. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717. Papers of William Blathwayt (Addenda), 1667-1734 (bulk 1668-1672). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Style, Thomas, fl. 1669-1671. A voyage through the Low Countrys Germany Italy and France begun in the yeare 1669 ended in 1671 [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to an unidentified correspondent (possibly Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington or Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds), 1676 Jan. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Carlingford papers, 1651-1764, 1657-1667 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Netherlands). Collection, 1643-1895. Library of Congress
referencedIn Albert Stephens Borgman autograph collection, 1600-1950. Houghton Library
referencedIn Noyes, H. Wallace,. H. Wallace Noyes lantern slides collection, ca. 1900. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Steensma, Robert C., 1930-. The Robert C. Steensma papers. 1950-2002. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to Sir Richard Bulstrode, British Envoy at Brussels, 1676 May 5. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Autograph letter : [n.p.], to Sir William Temple, [1676 Dec.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. Poem, ca. 1750. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Temple family correspondence, 1667-1776. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. A true romance: Or, the disastrous chances of love and fortune; Sett forth in divers tragicall storys which in these later ages have been but too truely acted upon the stage of Europe, [ca. 1650]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699. Autograph letter signed : the Hague, to Sir Robert Southwell, 1669 Nov. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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correspondedWith Arlington, Henry Bennet, Earl of, 1618-1685 person
associatedWith Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717. person
associatedWith Bonrepos, M. de. person
associatedWith Borgman, Albert Stephens, 1890-1954 person
correspondedWith Bulstrode, Richard, Sir, 1610-1711 person
associatedWith Carlingford, Theobald Taaffe, Earl of, d. 1677. person
correspondedWith Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, person
associatedWith Goodricke family. family
associatedWith Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695. person
correspondedWith Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 person
associatedWith Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Netherlands) corporateBody
associatedWith Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712, person
associatedWith Noyes, H. Wallace, person
associatedWith Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1635-1702, person
associatedWith Steensma, Robert C., 1930- person
associatedWith Style, Thomas, fl. 1669-1671. person
associatedWith Tookey, Bartlemy. person
associatedWith William III, King of England, 1650-1702 person
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Conduct of life Early works to 1800
English fiction
English poetry
Love stories, English
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Birth 1628-04-25

Death 1699-01-27

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