Hastings family papers : Special subjects : Parliamentary affairs, 1503-1848, (bulk 1605-1696).
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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The South Sea Company was founded in 1711 to trade with Spanish America, on the assumption that the War of the Spanish Succession would end with a treaty permitting such trade. The Treaty of Utrecht, 1713, was less favourable than had been hoped, but confidence in the Company remained artificially high. In 1720, there was an incredible boom in South Sea stock, as a result of the Company's proposal, accepted by parliament, to take over the national debt (South Sea Bubble). This eventually led to ...
Hastings family.
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Official and other papers concerning Parliament, chiefly during the 17th century. Included are various lists of members of the House of Commons and the Lords, petitions or copies of petitions to the Crown from the Commons and the Lords; speeches or notes on speeches delivered in Parliament, also a volume of copies of speeches and notes on proceedings (1610-1624); copies or drafts of acts (some printed), both private and public; accounts and notes on proceedings and transactions in Parliament, or...
Huntingdon, Theophilus Hastings, Earl of, 1650-1701
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Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon (1650-1701), Tory and Royalist politician. Under James II, he held offices of Chief Justice in Eyre South of the Trent, and Lord Lieutenant of Leictershire and Derbyshire. During the Glorious Revolution, he was deprived of his offices and was twice imprisoned. From the description of Receipt book of Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon, 1687-1696. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 2287...
