1. Cotton Ch IV 17
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton Ch IV 17
- Title:
- Execution speech of Edward Seymour
- Scope & Content:
- This single leaf contains an account of the speech given by Edward Seymour (b. 1500, d. 1552), 1st Duke of Somerset, on 22 January 1552, on the scaffold at Tower Hill, awaiting execution on a charge of felony (or 'seeking a change of government'). The brief account records the text of the speech in ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3rd quarter of the 16th century
- Extent:
- 1 leaf