[Establishment Book]
England and Wales. Army
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1702
Materials
Place of origin
England
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Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3103537
Summary
English manuscript book, early eighteenth-century red morocco over boards, gilt tooling on covers, board edges, spine, gilt edges. Lettered in gilt on the front cover 'Establishments. 1702'. Probably written for William Blathwayt (1649?–1717) while he was Secretary at War under Queen Anne (1665–1714), the book incorporates William Blathwayt’s Rules and instructions for the better government of our Marine Regiments. The manuscript lists the salaries of officers of the general staff, various guards regiments, officers in the coastal and border fortifications,tthe Cinque Ports, the Tower of London, and those serving abroad in Newfoundland and the West Indies. Also included are costs of fire and candles, regulations for other provisions for the troops and allowances for various ministers of state in England and Ireland. Too modern to have been included in the List of Books at Dirham taken in 1698 (Gloucestershire Record Office D1799/E269), it re-joins dozens of William Blathwayt’s books on the military and fortifications that have remained in the house since his time.
Bibliographic description
[62]p.. 8vo. Manuscript in English listing salaries of all staff officers, guards and other regiments, infantry companies in New York, Bermuda and Newfoundland, garrisons, staff officers appointed for European service, marines and forces commissioned to serve in the European theatre of war. Includes William Blathwayt's "Rules and instructions for the better government of our marine regiments" and "An establishment or list containing all payments to be made for civil affairs" including law courts, customs and central government. In various sections, not all titled, dated from 1st June to 1st July 1702. Provenance: Probably created for William Blathwayt (1650-1717) and part of his library until sold at Sotheby's on 4th November, 1958 (lot 347) for £14 to Francis Edwards. Bought by the National Trust at Sotheby's on 19th November, 2019 (lot 147) from the online sale of the Cottesloe Military Library. Binding: Early eighteenth-century red morocco over boards, gilt tooling on covers, board edges, spine, gilt edges. Lettered in gilt on the front cover 'Establishments. 1702'
Provenance
The book was at Dyrham Park until the 1958 Sotheby’s sale, when it was bought for the Cottesloe Military Library. It was bought from the Sotheby’s sale of the Cottesloe Library, London, 19 November, 2019 (lot 147), acquired with funds from legacies for Dyrham Park and Gloucestershire.
Makers and roles
England and Wales. Army William Blathwayt I (1649 - 1717), author