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Sir William Coventry : [letter]

'and by and by comes a letter from Mr Coventry's own hand to him; which he never opened (which was a strange thing) but did give it me to open and read, and consider what was fit for our offce to do in it and leave the letter with Sir W. Clarke... I copied out the letter...'

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys      Manuscript: Letter

Sir William Coventry : [record of discourse upon business of Lord Clarendon]

'But by this discourse he was pleased to show me and read to me his account, which he hath kept by him under his own hand, of all his discourse and the King's answers to him upon the great business of my Lord Clarendon'

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Sir William Coventry      Manuscript: Unknown

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