Travells, 1677-1680.

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Travells, 1677-1680.

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Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a diary describing the author's travels through the shires and market towns of England, chiefly in the west and south of England and East Anglia. Luttrell describes the houses of each town and indicates whether it sends burgesses to Parliament, its market days and principal commodities, its inns, and its distance and accessibility from London.

1 v. (274 p.) ; 19 x 12 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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