Copy of letter from Ben Jonson to an unnamed Lady, 1605? [manuscript], ca. 1615.

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Copy of letter from Ben Jonson to an unnamed Lady, 1605? [manuscript], ca. 1615.

Copy of an un-addressed letter desiring the Lady's help in protesting the innocence of himself and Chapman, imprisoned for the play Eastward Ho! Unnamed Lady is most likely Lucy, Countess of Bedford or possibly the Countess of Rutland.

Leaf 92.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7448676

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Rutland, Elizabeth Manners, Countess of, 1584-1612

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Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637

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Bedford, Lucy Russell, Countess of, -1627

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Chapman, George, 1559?-1634

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Epithet: LLD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001303.0x00013f Epithet: Poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001303.0x000141 The Lord Chamberlain in 1605 was the Earl of Suffolk. From the description of Copy of letter from George Chapman to the Lord Chamberlain, 1605? [manuscript], ca. 1615. (Folger Shakespeare Libra...