William Bold - Robert Bruce Cotton - 1621-7-24
William Bold, Florence
William Bold - Robert Bruce Cotton - 1621-7-24
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 1734 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | Oxford, Bodleian Library |
| InventoryInventory number. | MS Smith 71 fols. 111-112 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | William Bold |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Robert Bruce Cotton |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | July 24, 1621 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Florence 43° 46' 11.53" N, 11° 15' 20.09" E |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | John Selden |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 2020b, p. 176Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ | https://tinyurl.com/y79jvsjm |
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".
Lettre du 24 juillet 1621 (de Florence): 'Here I find dayly by the death of one or other good antiquities (both for medals and statues) to be sold, but dare not venture on any: my ability being too weak, and to buy them for you I dare scarce trust my own judgement, lest that their worth might not prove correspondent, either to your expectation or judgement; besides, you having to my knowledge a study so well furnished and compleat, that I may well believe nothing more can be added to the varieties thereof.' (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Smith 71 fols. 111-112; Burnett 2020b, p. 176)
Abstract from EMLO: He sees many good antiquities for sale (medals, statues) and some MSS., but dare not trust his judgment to buy for Sir R., not being suficiently expert. But he has here learned friends both able and willing to give Sir R. satisfaction. On behalf of one of these he asks Sir R. whether before the Heptarchy there were Dukes in England, whether absolute or feudal. He asks as a favour that Sir R. would write a word or two to Mr. Selden or some other introducing his friend the bearer of his letter, and asking them if they will satisfy him in his request.