"An account of the revolution of the army in 1688, in a letter to a friend," by Col. Norton; with a postscript about a design to have seized or shot King James at Salisbury, early 18th century
Prefixed is a copy of a letter, dated London, Oct. 16, 1713, in which is a relation of Lord Griffin’s confirming, while a prisoner in the Tower, the truth of "Col. Norton’s letter" (where the name of Norton as the writer is nearly obliterated), and an account of the discovery by the King of a journey made by the Duke of Grafton to Holland.
Dates
- Creation: early 18th century
Extent
13 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 148
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 148.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series(7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 12963.
Physical Facet
On paper, in quarto
Repository Details
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