Thomas Manton on Sir John Baber and Lord Keeper Bridg(e)man

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 123 DWL/RB/1/219
  • Former Reference
      GB 123 Treatises v.174 Treatises v.44
  • Dates of Creation
      November 1667
  • Physical Description
      ff 214-215 (f 215v is blank); 227 x 171 mm.

Scope and Content

Dr Manton’s narrative of what passed between the Lord Keeper and Sir John Baber, in Nov. 1667; and then between them and himself; with a view to reconciliation of the Episcopalian and Presbyterian parties. A quarto sheet roughly written by Manton: ‘The Lord Keeper understanding that Sir John Baber had been imployed (having been ingaged therein by the Bishop of Winchester) in promoting a reconciliation and good agreement between the Episcopall Divines and those commonly called Presbyterians with whome hee had a good acquaintanse’

Note

For Orlando Bridg(e)man see DWL/RB/1/206

Other Finding Aids

Argent / Black v.174 (also listed as v.44); Thomas p.13

Bibliography

  • This affair is placed about Sept. 1668 by Baxter, in Rel. iii. 36.
  • For Thomas Manton (1620-77), see Corr 120, 173, 204, 374, 399, 403, 413, 420, 425, 473, 495, 546, 550, 690, 737, 757, 760, 781, 794, 795, 850, 916, 927, 939, 947, 959, 967, 993, 998, 999, 1011, 1029, CR, ODNB Treatises vii, 241 and Rel. iii. 95.
  • For Sir John Baber (Babor) (1625-1704), physician to Charles II and friend of Roger Morrice, see Corr 757, 794, 795, 1161, 1167, 1178, 1182, Rel. iii. 51, McElligott and ODNB.