'Statement on the assassination of the Duke of Buckingham (23 August 1628)'
British Library, Additional MS 22959, f. 25v
Left margin: Sept 2.Sept. 2 This I receiued either as a copie of words vttered by the agent, or of some writing found about him, or both.
Let no man commend me for what I haue done, but rather discommend themselues; for if that god for theire sinnes had not taken away theire harte, this man could not haue continued thus long amongst us.
I shall euer accompt him uery base and not worthy the name of a soldier who will not be readie to sacrifice his life, for the glory of god, the honour of the king & good of the Country.
Iohn Felton
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British Library, Additional MS 22959, f. 25v, Diary of Reverend John Rous
Languages: English
Creation date: 23 August 1628
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- Beinecke Library, Osborn File 5194
- Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson poetry 26, f. 81v
- Transcript of British Library, Additional MS 35331, f. 24r
- British Library, Harley MS 1327, f. 1r
- Transcript of British Library, Harley MS 537, f. 104r
- British Library, Sloane MS 1199
- British Library, Sloane MS 1199
- British Library, Sloane MS 826, ff. 133r–v
- Cambridge University Library, MS Gg.4.13, p106
- Gonville & Caius College, MS 143/193, p153
- Houghton Library, fMS Eng 1278, Folder 8
- Lincolnshire Archives, Cragge 3/80
- London Society of Antiquaries, MS 26, f. 64r
- Northamptonshire Record Office, IL 2672
- St John's College, MS K.56, item 22
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Keywords (Text Type)
- speech
- statement
- note
Keywords (Text Topics)
- John Felton
- assassination
- Duke of Buckingham
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Richard Bell (Research Associate)