The state letters of Henry Earl of Clarendon . Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the reign of K. James the Second: and His Lordship's diary for the years 1687, 1688, 1689, and 1690. From the originals in the possession of Richard Powney, Esq. With an appendix from Archbishop Sancroft's manuscripts in the Bodleian Library. In two volumes.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)
Category
Books
Date
1765
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 3138481
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 8vo.. Price "2 vols 13~". Slips of paper bookmark in v.1. Early nineteenth-century? armorial bookplate: "John D'Arcy", [probably John D’Arcy (1767-1846) of Hyde Park, Killucan]. Probably purchased by William Straw junior at the sale of books from the library of G.J.A. D’Arcy, Vicar of Worksop in 1941..Eighteenth-century inscription on t.p.: "J. Cary" [possibly "T. Cary"; John D'Arcy married Mary Ann Cary in 1817]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf, 4 raised bands, gilt-lettered on red & green? labels "Clarendo letters".
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed contents of the house to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.
Makers and roles
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) John Douglas (1721-1807)