List of the Verney Letters
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Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
Lawyer, land speculator, Civil War Royalist. Successively married to Denton and Hobart.
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Showing 46 letters out of 46.
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| 08-158 |
Sent by Col Sir William Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
from Paris
on 1647/07/28
received at Blois
on 1647/07/27 (6 Aug)
Notes: chat (Adrian ?, England, Rouen, Germany, Mr Gifford, Paris)
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| 08-172 |
Sent by Col Will Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
from Rouen
on 1647/08/16
received at Blois
on 1647/08/15 (25 Aug)
Notes: chat; political matters (England, the City, the King, the army, parliament, Gravesend, the speaker, Henry Pelham)
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| 12-286 |
Sent by Wm Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1653/11/15
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| 12-459 |
Sent by Col W Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1654/04/05
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| 13-199 |
Sent by Col Will Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1654/06/21
Notes: Taylor to go to see some timber of SRV's
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| 13-415 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1655/04/29
Notes: Giving Ratcliffe trees
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| 13-456 |
Sent by Coz Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1655/06/05
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| 14-311 |
Sent by W Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1656/00/00
Notes: Copy of Cozen Smiths order of decimation. Nb rates income at £3159
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| 14-291 |
Sent by Sir William Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1656/02/20
Notes: 1655/6 (SRV is summoned to Aylesbury)
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| 14-469 |
Sent by Col W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1656/07/10
Notes: “My Brother Playdell”
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| 15-251 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/05/18
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| 15-435 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/10/10
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| 15-445 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/10/18
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| 15-446 |
Sent by w smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/10/18
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| 15-452 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/10/22
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| 15-460 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/10/28
Notes: Smiths “ My aunt Leeke”
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| 15-469 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/11/05
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| 15-508 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/12/14
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| 15-515 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1657/12/27
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| 16-011 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1658/04/19
Notes: * Has been searched for guns and apprehended by soldiers. Many in warrant but not SRV. All King's party (in Bucks) imprisoned on Sir Geo. Fleetwood's orders: Mr Stafford, Sir John Barkway ??, Mr Tyringham
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| 16-364 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1659/04/22
Notes: Smyth imprisoned
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| 17-149 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/03/15
Notes: 1659/60 Deer
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| 17-202 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/04/16
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| 17-205 |
Sent by w Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/04/18
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| 17-315 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/10/04
Notes: Suit for position of minister master for Bucks for his kinsman Lambert.
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| 17-336 |
Sent by w Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/11/06
Notes: About elections at Bucks, Smyth and SRV both candidates
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| 17-374 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/12/18
Notes: Thinks he can make 2 people's interest in Aylesbury election
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| 17-387 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/12/27
Notes: * much detail on the politics of the Aylesbury election
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| 17-390 |
Sent by w Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1660/12/28
Notes: About election. Tells SRV to help one Capt Phillips with a suit for eccles lease to bp of Lincoln - in return for big election support
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| 17-440 |
Sent by William Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1661/01/01
Notes: 1660/61 about forming voulenteer troop at Aylesbury – but can't afford because meeting Lord Treasurer
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| 17-407 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1661/01/02
Notes: 1660/61 Smyth supported for buckingham election but evensplit between dormer and temple for other- so SRV suggested
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| 17-409 |
Sent by W smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1661/01/06
Notes: 1660/61 Claver and Leach backing SRV in Aylesbury. Smyth certain of SRV succes
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| 17-429 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1661/01/20
Notes: 1660/61 Aylesbury election, suggests to SRV that he should offer Maidenhead parsonage to Jas Herbert who is opposing him
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| 17-459 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1661/02/25
Notes: 1660/61 Grenville's interest believed SRV for Knight of Shire. Suggests getting election at Buckingham because in his area
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| 17-483 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1661/03/28
Notes: trying to arrange favourable election date
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| 18-259 |
Sent by Sir W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1662/05/30
Notes: SRV in a commission of 10 to enquire into tax collection in Interregnum
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| 18-447 |
Sent by W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1662/11/22
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| 19-134 |
Sent by Sir W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1663/08/31
Notes: Avoiding (militia?) taxation by claiming his land held on leases
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| 19-504 |
Sent by Sir William Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1664/07/31
Notes: squabble over militia assessments.
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| 20-297 |
Sent by Sir W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1665/06/23
Notes: About Bucks. politics and a court case
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| 21-011 |
Sent by Sir W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1666/05/04
Notes: About a trial about St Claydon - and marriage of Edw Chalenor and daughter of Sir Richard Ingoldsby.
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| 21-036 |
Sent by Sir W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1666/05/18
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| 23-047 |
Sent by Sir William Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1669/04/01
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| 26-009 |
Sent by Sir William Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1673/05/05
on 1673/05/07
Notes: business matters (about the commissioners for new tax; Sir John Busby
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| 27-085 |
Sent by Sir William Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
from Eling
on 1673/12/28
on 1673/12/28
Notes: money matters
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| 27-163 |
Sent by Sir William Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
on 1674/01/28
on 1674/01/28
Notes: legal matters (documents to be signed by Sir Nathaniel Hobart)
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Letters Received
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Showing 7 letters out of 7.
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| 08-161 |
on 1647/08/11
To W Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
received at Rouen
Notes: chat (Mons de Rodquigny, Paris, London, sequestrations, House of Commons, Mr Rodewin, Mr Willet)
Queries: possible draft letter, many crossings out, 2 pages
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| 08-162 |
from Blois
on 1647/08/29
To W Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
received at Rouen
Notes: political matters (impossible to get his business heard in the House, Claydon, London, aunt Sherard in Leicestershire)
Queries: 29 Aug/8 Sept
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| 13-455 |
on 1655/06/05
To Cos Smith Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
Notes: About Timber
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| 15-436 |
on 1657/10/10
To W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
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| 17-209 |
on 1660/04/19
To W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
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| 18-261 |
on 1662/05/28
To W Smyth? Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
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| 21-012 |
on 1666/05/07
To Sir W Smyth Smyth, Sir William [of Ratclive, Bucks.]
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