John King letter to John Chamberlayne, 1720 Apr. 16.

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John King letter to John Chamberlayne, 1720 Apr. 16.

This letter was composed by John King on April 16, 1720 and was addressed to "The Honourable John Chamberlayne, Esq." In it, King discusses the resolution of a problem he brought before the Lord Chancellor, Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield (1666-1732). King assures Chamberlayne that on hearing a report from Mr. Wilkinson, a member of Lincoln's Inn, the Lord Chancellor has promised to intervene and provide a swift resolution. He also discusses a trip he made to visit the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake (1657-1737), with Lord Dashwood.

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King, John, 1938-....

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The identity of the author, John King, is uncertain. From the contents of the letter he is thought to be the second Baron of Ockham, Surrey (d. 1740). Lord King was the second of four children born to Peter King (1669-1734), the first Baron of Ockham and Lord Chancellor of England from 1725 to 1733. Peter King was also a member of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The correspondent, John Chamberlayne, was born in 1666 near London to Edward Chamberlayne (1616...

Chamberlayne, John, 1666?-1723

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Great Britain. Lord Chancellor's Dept.

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