Autograph letter signed from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, Sandwich, to a peer [manuscript], 1597 June 25.

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Autograph letter signed from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, Sandwich, to a peer [manuscript], 1597 June 25.

Recipient unknown. Recommends "Mr [John] Shurley of the Middle Temple" as a Sergeant of the law.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7520385

Folger Shakespeare Library

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