Autograph letter signed from Sir Robert Southwell, Berlin, to Sir Richard Bulstrode [manuscript], 1680 May 12/22.

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Autograph letter signed from Sir Robert Southwell, Berlin, to Sir Richard Bulstrode [manuscript], 1680 May 12/22.

Reporting that the elector has refused us all and declared a fixed and resolute neutrality thanks to the prompt interferences of the French.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Bulstrode, Richard, Sir, 1610-1711

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Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1635-1702

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Robert Southwell was born near Kinsale, Ireland, and educated at Queen's College, Oxford. Knighted in 1665 and appointed envoy to the court of Portugal, Southwell successfully concluded the Peace of Lisbon in 1668. He held several other diplomatic posts under James II, including envoy to Lisbon again, and then to Brussels and Brandenburg. In 1690 he accompanied William III to Ireland and was named principal secretary of state for that kingdom, an office he held until his death. In 1690 he was el...