James requests that the recipient grant a 'troop of horse' to the bearer Dillon Wentworth, fourth Earl of Roscommon, should one become available. Transcribed by students on the Bodleian Student Editions programme.
History
Emlo Letter ID Number
962540
Date
12 February 1682
Author
James II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633-1701)
Origin
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Addressee
Butler, James (1610-1688)
Destination
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Transcription
Transcription by M. J. M. Innes and J. Sowerby Thomas
Repositories & Versions
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford: MS. Eng. c. 5237, fols 27r�28v
Source of Record
Bodleian Libraries Manuscript and Textual Editing Workshops, 3 May 2017