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040-002102295

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032-002102281

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HARINGTON PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. i +29). Letters and papers of and relating to the family of Ley, Earls of Marlborough, circ. 1612-1800, abstracted from Add. MS. 46376 A. The contents are as follows:-

(1) Elegiac verses comprising an 'Epicedium' and 'Prosopopoeia' in memory of Mary Ley, first wife of James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough, by P. Kynninmond; circ. 1612-1615. Latin and Greek. f. 1.

(2) Letter of Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough, to his brother William (4th Earl, 1665); 14 Aug. 1633. Theological notes were subsequently added by John Harington, M.P. ff. 3, 3b.

(3) Poem on marriage, beg. 'When the eternal had created man', possibly composed by James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough, whose name appears at the head of the leaf in the hand of John Harington of Corston; n.d. f. 2.

(4) Letter of Dioness Harington, née Ley, wife of John Harington, M.P., to her granddaughter Elizabeth Harington; 18 Sept. 1669. f. 4.

(5) Five letters of William Ley, 4th Earl of Marlborough, to his nephew John Harington of Corston, on family matters; 20 Aug. 1673-20 Mar. 1679. ff. 5-12.

(6) Letter of Sir James Long, Bart., of Draycot Cerne, apparently to his cousin John Harington of Corston on the illness of their uncle William, 4th Earl of Marlborough; 3 May 1680. f. 13.

(7) Four letters of Margaret Ley, wife of William, 4th Earl of Marlborough, to John Harington of Corston, relating to the winding-up of her husband's affairs; 22 May-11 Nov. 1680. ff. 14-18.

(8) Letter of John Harington of Corston to Sir John Newton, Bart., of Barrows Court, Bitton; 2 July 1697. ff. 19-20b.

(9) Pedigree of the Long and Harington families; circ. 1769-1794. ff. 2lb, 22.

(10) Genealogical notes on members of the Ley family; circ. 1800. f. 23. Paper. Folio. Circ. 1612-1800.

Ley family; Earls of Marlborough: Letters, etc., of and rel. to: 1281-circ. 1800.: Partly copies.

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ff. 183, 203 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Letters to Princess Lieven: 1840-[1851?].
f. 1 Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: P. Kynninmond, elegiac verses on Lady Ley: circ. 1612-1615.: Gr. and Lat.
f. 1 Mary Ley, née Pettie; 1st wife of James, 1st Earl of Marlborough: Elegiac verses on, by P. Kynninmond: circ. 1612-1615.: Lat. and Gr.
f. 1 P. Kynninmond: Elegiac verses on Lady Ley: circ. 1612-1615.: Lat. and Gr.
f. 2 Poetry ENGLISH: Poem on marriage by James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough (d.1665).
f. 2 James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough d 1665: Poem on marriage: n.d.
f. 3 Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough: Letter to his brother, William: 1633.
f. 4 Dioness Harington, née Ley; wife of J Harington, MP (d. 1654): Letter to her granddaughter, E. Harington: 1669.
ff. 5-12 William Ley, 4th Earl of Marlborough: Letters to his nephew, J. Harington of Corston: 1673-1679.
ff. 5-12 John Harington, of Corston: Letters to, from his uncle, Lord Marlborough: 1673-1679.
f. 13 Sir James Long, Baronet; of Draycot Cerne: Letter to J. Harington of Corston: 1680.
ff. 14-18 Margaret Ley, wife of William, 4th Earl of Marlborough: Letters to her nephew, J. Harington of Corston: 1680.
ff. 14-18 John Harington, of Corston: Letters to, from his aunt, Lady Marlborough: 1680.
ff. 19-20b John Harington, of Corston: Letter to Sir J. Newton: 1697.

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Add MS 46366-46384 : HARINGTON PAPERS

Add MS 46376 B : HARINGTON PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. i +29). Letters and papers of and relating to the family of Ley, Earls of Marlborough,…

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Languages:

English
Greek, Modern
Latin

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Greek
Latin

Start Date:

1607

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1800

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1607-1800

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Names:

Harington, Dioness, née Ley; wife of J Harington, MP, d 1654
Harington, John, of Corston
Kynninmond, P.
Ley, Family
Ley, Henry, 2nd Earl of Marlborough
Ley, James, 3rd Earl of Marlborough, d 1665
Ley, Margaret, wife of William, 4th Earl of Marlborough
Ley, Mary, née Pettie; 1st wife of James, 1st Earl of Marlborough
Ley, William, 4th Earl of Marlborough
Long, James, Baronet, of Draycot Cerne
Peel, Robert, 2nd Baronet, Prime Minister, 1788-1850