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040-002055262

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LETTERS from Thomas Burnet, son and biographer of Bishop Gilbert Burnet, to George Duckett, of Hartham, co. Wilts, M.P., on political and literary, as well as private, matters; 8 Apr. 1712-25 Jan. 1722 (N. s.) Most of them are written from London, and some under the pseudonym of Tho. Fletcher; the last three, 12 Oct. 1720, 1 Mar. 1721, 25 Jan. 1722, are from Lisbon, where the writer, who generally spells his name Burnett, was for some years consul. He was made Justice of the Common Pleas in 1741 and knighted in 1745. Both he and Duckett, who was his intimate friend, were active pamphleteers on the Whig side, and the correspondence is full of information as to their joint and several publications. It also includes notices of Steele, Addison and Pope (see Index), among others, together with accounts of the Mohocks (fF. 8 b, 10 b, "The town ... will have it that I am one of this gang"), the Hamilton and Mohun duel in 1712 (f. 18 b), and the death of Bishop Burnet (f. 80). In addition to numerous pieces of verse, mostly by Burnet, a few other letters addressed to Duckett, etc., are included, viz.: (a) Ralph Battell to [Lionel] Duckett; Venice, 24 Feb. l677. f. 1 ;-(b) "A pleasant funeral oration at the interment of the three (lately deceased) Tower-lyons." Printed, 1681. f. 3;-(c) "The Mobb's address to my Lord M[ayor]," on the Sacheverell case. Printed, 1710. f. 5;-(d) J[ohn] Asgill; Fleet Prison, 13 Sept. 1712. f. 29;-(e) John Sadler; Bere Regis, 24 June, 1715. f. 100;-(f) Sydney Thornhill ; Covent Garden, etc., 6 Jan., 20 Oct. 1719. ff. 194, 211 ;-

(g) T[homas] Gordon; London, 28 Jan., 7 Feb. 1718/9. ff. 198, 202; -(h) James Thornhill; 17 Mar. 1720/1). f. 218;-(i) Sir Robert Walpole, on the election of a Speaker; 20 Sept. '1722. f. 221. Paper; ff. 231. Phillipps MSS. 19005, 19033, 19496 (sale-cat. 1903, lots 383, 388, 393, 399). Folio.

Thomas Burnet, alias Burnett; son of Bp. Burnet: Letters to G. Duckett: 1712-1722.

George Duckett, MP: Letters to, from Thomas Burnet, etc.: 1712-1722.

Poetry: Political and other pieces: 1707-1719.

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f. 1 Ralph Battell: Letter to [L.] Duckett: 1677.
f. 3 London, England: Funeral oration on the Tower lions: 1681.: Printed.
f. 5 London, England: The mob's address to the Lord Mayor: 1710.: Printed.
ff. 8 b, 10 b Mohocks, The: Account of, by T. Burnet: 1712.
ff. 10b, 22 b, 70 b, 79, 107 b Richard Steele: Notices of, by T. Burnet: 1712-1715.
f. 18 b James Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton: Duel of, with Lord Mohun: 1712.
f. 18 b Charles Mohun, Baron Mohun: Duel of, with the Duke of Hamilton: 1712.
f. 29 John Asgill: Letters to J. Duckett: 1712.
ff. 41, 43, 88 b, 90, 94, 112, 121, 130, 150 b, 176, 193b, 209 b Joseph Addison: Notices of, by T. Burnet: 1713-1718.
f. 80 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Account of his death: 1715.
ff. 83 b, 86, 88 b, 90 b, 93 b, 121 Alexander Pope: Notices of, by T. Burnet: 1715-1716.
f. 100 John Sadler: Letter to G. Duckett: 1715.
f. 116 Thomas Burnett, of West Kington: Letter to G. Duckett: 1716.
f. 142 Colonel William Duckett: Letter to G. Duckett: 1717.
f. 178 Richard Foreman: Letter to G. Duckett: 1718.
ff. 194, 211 Sydney Thornhill: Letters to G. Duckett: 1719.
ff. 198, 202 Thomas Gordon: Letter to G. Duckett: 1719.
f. 218 James Thornhill: Letter to G. Duckett: 1721.
f. 221 Sir Robert Walpole, KG: Letter to G. Duckett: 1722.

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Add MS 36762-36772 : Phillips Manuscripts

Add MS 36772 : LETTERS from Thomas Burnet, son and biographer of Bishop Gilbert Burnet, to George Duckett, of Hartham, co. Wilts, M.P., on…

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Latin

Start Date:

1712

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1722

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8 Apr 1712-25 Jan 1722

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Names:

Addison, Joseph, of Add MS 36540
Asgill, John
Battell, Ralph, correspondent of Lionel Duckett, fl 1677
Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, 1643-1715
Burnet, Thomas, alias Burnett; son of Bp. Burnet
Burnett, Thomas, of West Kington
Duckett, George, politician and customs officer, 1684-1732
Duckett, William, army officer and correspondent of George Duckett, fl 1717
Foreman, Richard
Gordon, Thomas, correspondent of George Duckett, fl 1719
Hamilton, James, Duke of Hamilton, of Add MS 36772
Mohun, Charles, Baron Mohun, of Add MS 36772
Pope, Alexander, of Add MS 36371
Sadler, John, of Add MS 36772
Steele, Richard, of Add MS 36772
Thornhill, James
Thornhill, Sydney
Walpole, Robert, 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister, 26 Aug 1676–18 Mar 1745,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121448574

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