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Order from the Justice of the Peace of Norfolk to Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy [manuscript], 1599 August 6.

Norfolk (England). Justices of the Peace.; Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622, signer.; Gawdy, Bassingbourne, -1606, signer.; Heydon, Christopher, Sir, 1561-1623, signer.; Spilman, Clement, active 1599.
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Title
Order from the Justice of the Peace of Norfolk to Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy [manuscript], 1599 August 6.
Description
1 leaf ; 31 x 20 cm
Corporate author
Norfolk (England). Justices of the Peace.
Associated name
Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622, signer.
Gawdy, Bassingbourne, -1606, signer.
Heydon, Christopher, Sir, 1561-1623, signer.
Spilman, Clement, active 1599.
Scope and content
An order to Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy to come to Thetford with two thousand armed men from his regiment and march south on Her Majesty's service. Signed by five justices: Nathaniel Bacon, Christopher Heydon, Clement Spilman, Sir John Townshend, and Philip Woodhouse.
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 632.4
Linked resources
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library X.d.135
Genre/form
Military orders.
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Norfolk.

Call number
X.d.135