Davenant, Charles

Scope and Content

'A memoriall concerning the free-trade now tolerated between France and Holland', addressed to Sidney Godolphin.

Access Information

Open for research. Please contact the University Archivist for details. At least 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

MS210 is a manuscript folio.

Related Material

University of London MS 110 comprises manuscript translations of various of Davenant's works into Spanish. The British Library, London, also holds manuscript copies of 'A memorial concerning the coine of England', 'A memorial concerning a Council of Trade', 'A memorial concerning the East India Trade', 'A memorial concerning credit and the means and methods by which it may be restored', 'An essay on public virtue' (Ref: Harl. MS. 1223), and 'A Memorial relating to the Union between England and Scotland', 1705 (Ref: Portland Loan, Harley Papers xxxviii, ff 19-21); the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, holds a manuscript of 'Paris's Choise', 1670 (Ref: MS. Rawl. Poet 84 f33); and there are other manuscript copies of 'A Memorial concerning the Free Trade now tolerated between France and Holland', 1705, at the Public Record Office (Ref: C.O. 389/18), the Bodleian Library (Ref: MSS Nort. a3), and the British Library (Ref: Harl MS 6798(9)).

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