1. Add MS 42153
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 42153
- Title:
- THE KNYVETT LETTERS: eighty-eight letters from Thomas Knyvett, of Ashwellthorpe, co. Norf. (1596-1658), de jure 5th Lord Berners, addressed to his wife Katherine, daughter of Thomas Burgh, 5th Baron Burgh of Gainsborough; 18 Ma[rch] 162.0/[1]-11 July 1644 and n. d. Knyvett was taken prisoner during the Royalist rising at Lowestoft in March 1643, and most of the later letters refer, in addition to contemporary events, to his efforts to obtain the release of his estates from sequestration. Edi...
- Scope & Content:
- County of Norfolk: Letters from T. Knyvett, of Ashwellthorpe, to his wife: 1620-1644. Katherine Knyvett, wife of T Knyvett, de jure 5th Lord Berners: Letters to, from her husband: 1620-1644. England General Chronicles and History: Letters of T. Knyvett, with references to political events of t...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1620-1644
- Extent:
- 1 item