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1. Cotton MS Vitellius F V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius F V
Title:
Chronicle of London, 1550-1563 ('The Chronicle of Henry Machyn')
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the only surviving copy of the Chronicle of Henry Machyn (b. 1496/1498, d. 1563), an English clothier and diarist based in London. The Chronicle begins in August 1550 and ends in August 1563, the year of Machyn's death, and provides an eyewitness account to events in the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1550-Aug 1563
Extent:
1 volume

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