Manuscripts

A Short Treatice concerning Thinges nedefull for the present State, collected by John Mountgomere, Londoner in anno Dni 1562

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Description: A manuscript treatise written by John Montgomery arguing for England's need to establish a standing army and create hospitals for soldiers. The manuscript is dedicated to Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. Includes a 20th century typed transcription.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1562.
Call number: mssHM 84078
Creator: Montgomery, John (active 1570-1588)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch Ltd, October 2022. From the library of Cox Macro. His manuscripts passed to his heir John Patteson, who sold them to Richard Beatniffe, a bookseller. The manuscripts were then sold to Dawson Turner and then to Hudson Gurney. John Henry Gurney inherited the library, and it was sold to Lord Cottesloe in 1936.
Dimensions: 20 cm + typescript
Associated people: Beatniffe, Richard, (1740-1818,); Cottesloe, (1862-1956,); Gurney, Hudson, (1775-1864,); Gurney, John Henry, (1819-1890,); Macro, Cox, (-1767,); Turner, Dawson, (1775-1858,)
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