| Evidence: | 'Yesterday came out the King's Declaracion of war against the French; but with such mild invitations of both them and [the] Dutch to come over hither, with promise of their protection, that everybody wonders at it.'
Editorial note: The passage Pepys remarks on runs 'We do declare, That if any of the French or Low-Country Subjects, out of affection to Us or our Government, or because of the oppression they meet with at home, shall come into Our Kingdomes, they shall be by Us protected in Their Persons and Estates, and especially those of the Reformed Religion...' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 10 Feb 1666 and 11 Feb 1666 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Samuel Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Feb 1633 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | King Charles II |
| Title: | His Majesties declaration against the French |
| Genre: | Politics, Law |
| Form of Text: | Print: Broadsheet, Pamphlet |
| Publication details: | dated 9 February, but published on 10 February |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 14090 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1972 | |
| Vol: | 7 | |
| Page: | 40 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1972), 7, p. 40, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14090, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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