Walter Yonge diary, 1642-1645 (inclusive), [microform].

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Walter Yonge diary, 1642-1645 (inclusive), [microform].

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The papers consist of a four volume diary of the proceedings of the Long Parliament, and of public events in England from September 19, 1642 to December 10, 1645. The manuscripts are Add. MSS 18,777-18,780 in the British Library.

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Walter Yonge, diarist, born ca. 1581, was the second son and heir of John Yonge of Colyton, Devonshire, and his wife Alice Starre or Stere. He matriculated from Magdalen College, Oxford, on April 19, 1599, but left the university without a degree, and in 1600 was admitted to the Middle Temple. Yonge took an active part in local affairs and, in 1640, was elected a member of Parliament for Honiton. An inveterate diarist, he kept a journal from 1604-1645. His diary for 1604-1628 was published in 18...

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