Autograph letters signed from John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam, Dublin, to Sir Robert Southwell [manuscript], 1690.

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Autograph letters signed from John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam, Dublin, to Sir Robert Southwell [manuscript], 1690.

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Contains 2 letters dated September 4 and 23, dwelling on the plight of Ireland and suggests that the dissenting bishops in England be considered when filling bishoprics, so that the schism which threatens the Church of Ireland may possibly be smothered in the birth. The Church party should be supported. Requests some alleviation of Vesey's distressing position.

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United Church of England and Ireland

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Vesey, John, 1636-1716,

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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...

Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712

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Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby (1631/32-1712), son of a Yorkshire baronet, entered Parliament as member for York in 1661, served Charles II in a series of adminstrative positions, and was made Lord High Treasurer and Earl of Danby in 1674. In 1678, he pressed for the investigation of the Popish Plot, but the Commons impeached him in December of that year for his involvement in the French "subsidies" to Charles II. Released from the Tower in 1684, Danby supported William III and was rewarded with ...