Autograph letter signed from William Wentworth, Lord Raby, Helsingør, to Sir George Radcliffe [manuscript], 1641 July 3.

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Autograph letter signed from William Wentworth, Lord Raby, Helsingør, to Sir George Radcliffe [manuscript], 1641 July 3.

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Written while Wentworth took refuge in Denmark during the summer of 1641. Pledges his "most affectionate service unto" Radcliffe. Mentions "our vessell hath perished in [th]e storme." On leaf 2, Radcliffe's autograph reply to initialed "R.," dated August 31, 1641. Indicates that the King will be returned out of Scotland very shortly, and suggests that it is "most requisite that y[ou]r L[ordshi]p come to kiss his Ma[je]styes hands." Indicates that he sends "a copy of [th]e last entercourse passed betwene y[ou]r blessed father and me" (possibly the copy that is now Folger X.c.101(5))

2 leaves ; 30 x 21 cm.

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Radcliffe, George, Sir, 1593-1657

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 424 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000799.0x000049 Sir George Radcliffe was born circa 1593 in Yorkshire, England, son of Nicholas and Margaret Radcliffe. In 1609 he began studies at Oxford University, receiving his B.A. in 1612. He was a clerk at Gray's Inn for six years. In 1628 Radcliffe became King's Attorney in the Council of the North, and in 1633, a member of the Council. In 1639 he...

Strafford, William Wentworth, 1626-1695

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