Diary of travels through Italy and France, compiled by Sir William Trumbull, 1664-1665. 1664-1670.

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Diary of travels through Italy and France, compiled by Sir William Trumbull, 1664-1665. 1664-1670.

The main body of the text is a diary in English of Sir William Trumbull's travels from Gravesend on 14 March 1664 through Italy to Rome and then through France as far as Avignon on the return journey on 2 May 1665, where it breaks off. From the reverse end the volume appears to have subsequently been used as a notebook, written in Latin, French, and English on miscellaneous subjects.

1 v. (215 ff.), manuscript.

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Trumbull, William, Sir, 1639-1716

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Politician; knighted Nov. 21, 1684; Secretary of State and privy councillor under William III, May 3, 1695-Dec. 1, 1697; in his retirement, befriended the young Alexander Pope. From the description of Letter : Whitehall [London, Eng.], to [William] Blathwayte [i.e. Blathwayt], 1697 Aug. 6. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580819 Sir William Trumbull (1639-1716), a noted lawyer, foreign diplomatist, and Secretary of State 1695-1697, was one of Alexander Pope'...