73 letters to William Blathwayt, 1649?-1717, 1692 Apr - Dec.

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73 letters to William Blathwayt, 1649?-1717, 1692 Apr - Dec.

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Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of 73 letters written by Sir William Colt, accredited in 1689 as Envoy Extraordinary to the three reigning Dukes of the House of Brunswick and to other German courts. These letters were supplementary to his official dispatches, and contain information intended only for King William III and his ministers regarding Colt's mission to bring these dukes into an alliance with Great Britain against France. In one letter dated 22 Aug 1692, he writes, "I have received yrs...with great joy that his Majesty is satisfied with what I have don towards inclining these Dukes to a union." Bound in are three letters from Sir Paul Rycaut (1628-1700) to Blathwayt, dated April 1692.

1 v. (ca. 370 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

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Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700

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Epithet: of Add MS 15894 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x000077 Epithet: of Stowe MS 219 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x000078 Rycaut served as English resident minister in Hamburg (Germany) and the Hanseatic towns, 1689-1700. From the description of Sir Paul Rycaut letters to William Blathwayt, ...

Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717

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Colt, William Dutton, Sir, d. 1693.

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William III, King of England, 1650-1702

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The letter was written before the Prince of Orange's ascension to the throne of England in 1689 along with his wife Mary, his first cousin whom he married in 1677. They served jointly on the English throne. He was born the Prince of Orange (the son of William II of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal of England) and at various times in his life also held titles as the Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel. From the description of [Letter] 1678 juil. 26, Honsl...