Letter book relating to the oyster fishery at Whitstable, Kent [manuscript], 1581-1669.

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Letter book relating to the oyster fishery at Whitstable, Kent [manuscript], 1581-1669.

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Contains copies of 15 letters, most of them dated from 1598, 1601 and 1608, with 13 of them sent or received by Sir Peter Manwood as commissioner, along with other officials, including John Boys. Other correspondents and recipients include John Whitgift, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl of Nottingham, Lord Cobham, Earl of Salisbury, Earl of Northampton, Duke of Buckingham (1624?), Sir Thomas Walsingham (1624?), Duke of York (1669) and the Privy Council. Also includes 3 other documents: a copy of a Petition to the Privy Council from residents of Whitstable, undated; a copy of an "Award for the liberty of Whitstable," December 18, 1608, signed by Manwood and others; and a copy of a Memorandum concerning Whitstable, October 1581.

49 leaves (mostly blank) ; 36 x 23 cm.

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