List of the Verney Letters
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Dillon, James
Oxford friend of Sir Ralph Verney. Lord Roscommon (3rd) 1642. d. 1649. Fell out with Sir Ralph after taking service with Strafford. Married Strafford's sister, Elizabeth.
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Showing 35 letters out of 35.
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| 02-131 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Cluncullan
on 1631/10/24
received at at Mr Hubbards house in Channel Row 'right over against Sir Henry Finch? his Stayres'
Notes: About his journey to Ireland from Chester. On board ship when terrible storm arose, so disembarked which was fortunate since ship's bottom 'struken out andwas unseamed'. Every vessel in Chester harbour damaged.
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| 02-136 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/06/05
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Answer to query about church living - little influence. Coming to Claydon, wants acquittance for money lent to Mary Verney.
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| 02-137 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/06/12
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Expecting to be at Middle Claydon following Wednesday
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| 02-142 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/07/27
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Lord and Lady Digby dead. Irish matters.
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| 02-138 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/07/31
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Details of progress of Lord Carlisle's Irish plantation, where opposition from my Lord of Tomelagh, and Sir William Persons ('well pursed men') and my Lord of Corke.
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| 02-143 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/08/07
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Books, grieving for Digby and wife.
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| 02-141 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/08/13
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Sending SRV books, politics of Ireland
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| 02-098 |
Sent by Gilian Bogland (i.e. James Dillon according to SJV's note on letter. Dillon, James
from Langley
on 1633/09/16
Notes: About old Lady Verney's business at Langles Marish.
Queries: Gilian Bogland = James Dillon according to SJV's note on letter.
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| 02-144 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
on 1633/09/18
Notes: Expressions of friendship. Irish matters
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| 02-145 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/10/02
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Condolences of SRV's grandfather though he was 'long a diseased man and unlikely to live'
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| 02-148 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/10/15
Notes: Pleasantries and about 'Doll' and kissing her
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| 02-150 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
on 1633/10/26
Notes: Irish matters
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| 02-151 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/10/30
Notes: Irish matters
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| 02-153 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1633/12/17
Notes: Had hoped to be at Claydon by now
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| 02-154 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/01/15
on 1633/4
Notes: Festival time' Pleasantries
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| 02-132 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/02/23
on 1633/4
Notes: About Prynne's trial and punishment
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| 02-135 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/03/12
received at Middle Claydon
on 1633/4
Notes: About Prynne. Also about choice of Commissioners for Connaught plantation.
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| 02-156 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/03/19
on 1633/4
Notes: European news
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| 02-158 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/04/28
Notes: Generalities
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| 02-159 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/07/08
Notes: Generalities
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| 02-160 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/08/19
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Came to London last Friday. Chasing a letter of SRV's that he knows came for him but now untraced. In postscript recommends 'my boy Owen' who he has turned away from service.
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| 02-161 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1634/08/20
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: About to leave for Ireland with his father
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| 02-162 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Dublin
on 1634/10/14
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Has been mindful of the business for SRV but not discussed. Thinking of returning to England
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| 03-014 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Dublin
on 1635/05/13
Notes: My deare deare Heart.' Has written to SRV's father about their business by Robert German. Suggest SRV thinking of laying out money on Irish land.£1200 a year for £10k. In the north 100 miles from Dublin Ends 'Blacknolls dead andIaminfinitly thine.'
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| 03-019 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Dublin
on 1635/06/12
Notes: My Heart' Blacknell dead two months ago and buried in Dublin. Long sales pitch on Irish land
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| 03-031 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Dublin
on 1635/09/07
Notes: Pursuing Irish business for SRV. Compliments to London friends
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| 03-059 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Dublin
on 1636/03/07
Notes: Protests he is not going to marry.
Queries: 1635/6
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| 03-078 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1636/07/12
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Will come down to Claydon later in week. Much to tell. He is likely to marry
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| 03-082 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Windsor
on 1636/07/17
Notes: Will delay his visit till SRV back. Deputy in Ireland (Strafford) invited him to hunt deer in Yorkshire
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| 03-083 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1636/07/37
Notes: Saying now delaying his visit.
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| 03-085 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1636/08/03
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: Now coming to Claydon next week
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| 03-088 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Hackney
on 1636/09/29
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: He will be at Lowton [?Loughton] Hall in Essex in 3 weeks time. Inviting SRV to join him
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| 03-092 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from Hackney
on 1636/10/22
Notes: Off to Croydon? to wait on Ld Deputy. Then intends to go to Loughton. See him there. Regards to 'the faires ones there and unto Ned Sydenham.
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| 03-094 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London, Piazza Covent Garden
on 1636/12/00
Notes: Asking him to help the bearer to a doe out of Whaddon Chase. Linked to Chamberlayne letter previous. Pleasantries re his wife and SRV's
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| 03-098 |
Sent by James Dillon Dillon, James
from London
on 1637/01/09
Notes: Pleasantries
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Letters Received
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Showing 25 letters out of 25.
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| 02-134 |
on 1633/06/02
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Enquiring about a church living in Dillon family hands. Hoping Dillon will visit him at Claydon. Draft
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| 02-133 |
on 1633/07/28
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Enquiring about the state of my lord of Carlisle's plantation in Ireland. Draft, much amended, much unclear.
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| 02-096 |
on 1633/08/04
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Notes books received .Draft
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| 02-097 |
on 1633/08/11
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Draft on same sheet as previous. About books, and Bishop Ushers noate that he wants to see.. 'I beeleeve your father will sudainly bee at Dublin because of the Deputies being there.'
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| 02-140 |
from Middle Claydon
on 1633/08/17
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: About Connaught plantation and various machinations - unclear, draft
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| 02-095 |
on 1633/09/15
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Draft mainly pleasantries, notes being together at Woodstock and Claydon.
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| 02-147 |
on 1633/10/13
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Rough draft, much corrected. Looking forward to his visit. Reading Walter Raleigh's instructions.
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| 02-146 |
on 1633/10/18
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Looking forward to his arrival. 'The waies to Claydon are better then ever I new them (at this time of the yeare). Draft
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| 02-149 |
on 1633/10/20
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Draft
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| 02-157 |
from Draft Generalities
on 1633/10/29
To James Dillon Dillon, James
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| 02-152 |
on 1633/11/03
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Draft - rough
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| 02-102 |
on 1634/02/22
To James Dillon Dillon, James
on 1633/4
Notes: Chat, but wanting to know how Prynne has been punished - is he to lose his hands and eares. From the country to town, though not specified. Copy
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| 02-155 |
on 1634/03/17
To James Dillon Dillon, James
on 1633/4
Notes: Draft. News of Claydon. SEV not home so Irish business can't proceed.
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| 03-011 |
on 1635/04/01
To Mr Dillon [James Dillon] Dillon, James
Notes: Asking why he hasn't answered letters. Only knoew he was ok by meeting a 'foote post' at Sir Thomas Wenman's
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| 03-016 |
on 1635/06/10
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Draft. Many of his letters to DIllon seem to have miscarried. So long since his father talked about Irish business he has forgotten. About Old Earl of Sussex, and about Lee 'under a cloud at Court'. SRV has decided not to buy land in another kingdom, especially so far from Dublin. On Blacknell's death, says 'he could not have hurt me' because has now 'settled my meane estate in such manor'.
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| 03-021 |
from Theobalds
on 1635/06/29
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: My dear Grandchild' about his father's offer. Pleasantries and stalling about investment possibilities. he is in 'huntinge hast'
Queries: copy in SRV's hand
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| 03-023 |
from Middle Claydon
on 1635/07/05
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: His father at Theobalds. Says neither he nor his father currently have the means to invest £10K in Ireland. Will see if he can get Lord Arundel interested. His wife is at Tunbridge taking the water 'above 60 miles from me' with Nick Drake, Doctor [?Denton] and 'your brother Doll.'
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| 02-139 |
from Claydon
on 1635/09/27
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: His grandfather has died. Two microfilm images of same letter. Draft
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| 03-033 |
on 1635/10/08
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: About women's gossip that Dillon will soon be married to an English woman who has travelled to Ireland.
Queries: draft
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| 03-065 |
on 1636/04/01
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Gossip, family news, he is going duck hunting with neighbours
Queries: Draft
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| 03-081 |
from Middle Claydon
on 1636/07/15
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Explaining he has to attend his uncle Pulteney at Leicester Assizes the day Dillon proposes to be at Claydon. Asks him to delay if possible. Very apologetic.
Queries: Draft
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| 03-084 |
from Middle Claydon
on 1636/07/30
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Now at Claydon, and will be there till DIllon comes. Telling to come by Uxbridge and Aylesbury, not Stony Stratford. Other 8 miles longer.
Queries: Draft
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| 03-089 |
on 1636/10/02
To James Dillon Dillon, James
on Draft
Notes: Carriers kept from going to London [?plague] . Trip to Loughton to 'make mee a witness of your happinesse.'
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| 03-091 |
from Highgate
on 1636/10/18
To James Dillon Dillon, James
on Draft
Notes: On his way to his friends at Giddy Hall, Essex [Gaudy family] after which will go to Lowton. Humble service to Dillon's wife
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| 03-099 |
from Middle Claydon
on 1637/01/14
To James Dillon Dillon, James
Notes: Pleasantries. 'the unconstancie of this wandringe sicknesse' a distraction
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