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John Mennes wrote to Sir George Oxenden recommending Mr. Thomas Rolt. Sir George was the recipient of several similar letters praising Rolt, including one from Lord Sandwich. | John Mennes wrote to Sir George Oxenden recommending Mr. Thomas Rolt. Sir George was the recipient of several similar letters praising Rolt, including one from Lord Sandwich. | ||
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See [[MRP: 1st April 1662/63, Letter from Sandwich to Sir GO|1st April 1662/63, Letter from Sandwich to Sir GO]] | See [[MRP: 1st April 1662/63, Letter from Sandwich to Sir GO|1st April 1662/63, Letter from Sandwich to Sir GO]] | ||
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'''This transcription has been completed, but requires checking''' | '''This transcription has been completed, but requires checking''' | ||
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John: Mennes | John: Mennes | ||
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'''John Men(n)es''' | '''John Men(n)es''' | ||
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'''TNA''' | '''TNA''' | ||
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PROB 11/335 Duke 1–53 Will of Sir John Mennes 09 March 1671 | PROB 11/335 Duke 1–53 Will of Sir John Mennes 09 March 1671 |
Latest revision as of 11:10, January 9, 2012
29th March 1662/63, Letter from John Mennes to Sir GO, London
BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX ff. 64-65
Editorial history
14/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki
Contents
Abstract & context
John Mennes wrote to Sir George Oxenden recommending Mr. Thomas Rolt. Sir George was the recipient of several similar letters praising Rolt, including one from Lord Sandwich.
Suggested links
See 1st April 1662/63, Letter from Sandwich to Sir GO
To do
(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL, & add foliation
Transcription
This transcription has been completed, but requires checking
[BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX ff. 64-65]
S:r
There is a Gentleman at Surr:tt nearely related to an intimate ffreind of myne by Name M:r Tho:s Rolt[1] who went into y:e East Indies w:th Presid:t Wyche[2] some yeares since, & hath bin employed still in ye Companye busyenesse, as is reported to mee very Capable of any trust or Imployment, & as I am soo much Concerned for his Good and preferm:t y:t I shall make it my request to you to lok kindely upon him, & when occasion if afford y:t you will use yo:r creditt & power to preferr him for my sake as well as for his owne abilityes; I should not use thy freedome w:th you but y:t I have a Confidence in y:e Civilitye & desire y:t you would make use of mee, in the like or any other occasion y:t may bee w:thin yo:r power off
Lisbonne 29th March 1662
S:r
Yo:r very humble servant
John: Mennes
Notes
John Men(n)es
John Mennes appears to have been a minor poet and wanabee courtier in the 1620s and 1630s, to have been a loyal royalist in the civil war period, but to have prospered in the Restoration.
There is a good summary of Sir John Mennes’ later life post Restoration in Timothy Raylor, Later Lives, 1640-1671: Cavaliers, Clubs, and Literary Culture: Sir John Mennes, James Smith, and the Order of Fancy (?Wilmington, DL, 1994), pp. 211-212 [CHECK REFERENCE]
Possible primary sources
TNA