[Letter] 1661 Aug. 18 / Charles R., Whitehall, to Sr Ken[e]l[m] Digby.

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[Letter] 1661 Aug. 18 / Charles R., Whitehall, to Sr Ken[e]l[m] Digby.

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The king promises Digby a pension of "two thousand pounds a yeare."

[1] p. ; 20 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665

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Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685

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