William Somner - Simonds D'Ewes - 1649-05-29

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William Somner

William Somner - Simonds D'Ewes - 1649-05-29
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15668
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
InventoryInventory number. Add MS 22916, f.57
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Somner
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Simonds D’Ewes
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . May 29, 1649
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Roger Twysden
LiteratureReference to literature. Twysden 16521, Burnett 2020b, p. 5392
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  English
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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'I am very glad you intend to beautifie this Worke which Sr Rog. Twisden is about with a Discourse of yrs Concerning English Coyns, auncient & Later. Undoubtedly it will be very acceptable comeing from such a Workmans Hand, & I shall much Long to see it, being very confident it will more than Answer Expectacion.' (BL, Add MS 22916, f.57; Burnett 2020b, p. 539)

References

  1. ^  Twysden, Roger (1652) Historiae anglicanae scriptores X, London, Typis Jacobi Flesher, sumptibus Cornelii Bee.
  2. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.