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Add MS 4217
- Record Id:
- 040-002109680
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- 032-002109547
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000394.0x0001af
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THE LADY CATHERINE WHETENALL JOURNAL
'The Voyage of the Lady Catherine Whetenall from Brussells into Italy in the holy yeare with the cheif accidents that hath happened therin written in Padua a little before her ladyship fell sick by other of her trayne'; 1650. Written at her request by Richard Lassels al. Lescells (d. 1668), author of The Voyage of Italy (printed 1670). Autograph. The dedication letter is addressed to the lady's husband 'Thomas Whetenall, Esqre. The account begins with the marriage on 5 Sept. 1649 of Lady Catherine Talbot, 2nd daughter of John, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, to Thomas Whetenall in the Church of the English Nuns at Louvain and ends with a description of her death and funeral at Padua, 1650. In the description of Rome (ff. 21-35) is an account of 'The Vatican Library' and of 'The Cheife Bookes'. A short account of Richard Lassels by Birch is on f. 2, and a note by M. Maty is on f. lb. Paper; ff. 48. Small quarto. Circ. A.D. 1650.
Lady Catherine Whetenall, née Talbot; wife of T Whetenall: Account of her journey from Brussels into Italy, 1649-1650, by R. Lassels: 17th cent.
Voyages and Travels: R. Lassels: account of the voyage of Lady C. Whetenall from Brussels to Italy: 1649-1650.
Richard Lassels, alias Lescells; Roman Catholic divine: 'The Voyage of the Lady Catherine Whetenall from Brussells unto Italy': circ. 1650.: Autogr.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- 032-002109547
040-002109680 - Is part of:
- Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4217 : THE LADY CATHERINE WHETENALL JOURNAL 'The Voyage of the Lady Catherine Whetenall from Brussells into Italy in the holy yeare with… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002109547[0062]/040-002109680
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- File
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1645
- End Date:
- 1655
- Date Range:
- c 1650
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Lassels, Richard, alias Lescells; Roman Catholic divine
Whetenall, Catherine, née Talbot; wife of T Whetenall