COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Tatton_Wallington_261
Reference Number:
Tatton Park MS 68.20
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Letter containing the manner of the surrender of Devizes
Parent Work Title:
Great marcys continued, or yet God is good to Israel
Creator:
Wallington, Nehemiah
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1644-1658
Page/Sheet:
239
Image Sequence Number:
239
Description:
A copy of a letter to Lieutenant General Cromwell containing the manner of the surrender of Devizes. Dated 12 September 1645. Manicule at foot of page points out additional sentence: the garrison pray for either an army of devils or thirty thousand Turks to help them overcome Fairfaxes army.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Diaries--Authorship--History--17th century
Subject:
Prayers--Christianity
Subject:
Great Britain--History--Civil war, 1642-1649
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Diaries
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Wiltshire: Devizes
People Covered:
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671
People Covered:
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Item Height:
211 mm
Item Width:
168 mm
Item Depth:
52 mm
Current Repository:
National Trust, Tatton Park, Cheshire
Rights Holder - Image:
National Trust
Rights holder - Work:
National Trust
References:
Booy, David., 'The Notebooks of Nehemiah Wallington, 1618-1654: a selection' (Aldershot, 2007), 215-234.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2010-10-18
Multi Page Number:
1305
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Letter containing the manner of the surrender of Devizes
