Autograph letter signed from William Laud, Oatlands, to Edward Conway [manuscript], 1640 August 2.

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Autograph letter signed from William Laud, Oatlands, to Edward Conway [manuscript], 1640 August 2.

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Discussing aspects of the turbulent year leading up to the Civil War, including the outbreak of the plague at court, relations with Scotland, and the disorders of soldiers in Yorkshire and Essex.

2 leaves ; 30 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7791916

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Laud, William, 1573-1645

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Epithet: Archbishop of Canterbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x000279 Archbishop William Laud was born on 7 October 1573, the son of a clothier at Reading. He matriculated at St. John's college, Oxford, in 1589, four years after became Fellow, and was President from 1611 to 1621, when he became bishop of St. Davids. His greater promotions came from Charles I, the bishopric of London in 1628, the arc...

Conway of Conway Castle, Edward Conway, Viscount, 1594-1655

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