1. Add MS 39822
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 39822
- Title:
- PAPERS of Samuel Pepys, 1685/6-1695, and Larcum Kendall, 1765-1796, viz:- 1. Statements, dated 1688, Dec. 1689, 22 Aug. 1695, by Pepys in his cypher, concerning the birth of [James Francis Edward] Prince of Wales [the Old Pretender], on 10 June 1688, chiefly copied from Margaret Dawson's MS., now Add.MS.26657 , before the loss of some of its leaves and the original binding as described on ff.10, 20. The book was in Pepys's hands from 22-29 Aug. 1695. Cf. also Add. MS. 33286 and Depositions ...
- Scope & Content:
- includes: ff. 1-23 Prince James Francis Edward Stuart,; the 'Old Pretender': Cypher statements, decyphered, conc. birth of: 1688-1695. ff. 1-23 Cyphers: S. Pepys, cypher statements, decyphered, conc. birth of the Old Pretender: 1688-1695. ff. 1-23 Margaret Dawson, Gentlewoman of the Bedchamber ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1686-1796
- Extent:
- 1 item