Evidence against and Defence of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Overview
The collection consists of two unbound quires (distinct items) containing legal charges brought in the British Parliament against the second Earl of Manchester, and his defence, regarding events of July-December 1644. Manchester, Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of, 1602-1671, defendant. Charges brought in Parliament against the Earl of Manchester as a Parliamentary general, alleging his reluctance to pursue Royalist troops between July and October 1644 and his disrespect toward the Committee of Both Kingdoms. With his reply. The two items discuss events in Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire: Newark, Hampshire: Basingstoke, Berkshire: Newbury; and Donnington Castle.
Dates
- Creation: December 1644 or later
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P539
Custodial History
In 1880 certain state papers belonging to the Montagu family, dukes of Manchester, were deposited in the English Public Record Office as P.R.O. 30/15, and known as the Manchester Papers. These manuscripts covered the 16th through 18th centuries. The Public Records Office numbered and described each item, and published the description as Historical Manuscripts Commission Report 8A part II.
In the 1960s the family withdrew the deposit and began to dispose of the manuscripts separately.
In August 1977 the Kenneth Spencer Research Library acquired a miscellaneous group of manuscripts from the bookseller Theodore Hofmann. Among those were a few Manchester Papers, recognisable by being docketed in red crayon with the item number assigned by the Public Records Office.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Hofmann, August 17, 1977; donated by Helen Foresman Spencer.
Bibliography
Subject
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (Organization)
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Manchester Papers Collection
- Subtitle
- Evidence against and Defence of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, April 23, 1981. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2005.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7645051238
- Preferred citation
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Evidence against and Defence of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, Department of Special Collections, MS P539, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository