Letter from Anchitell Grey to William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/26.0
  • Dates of Creation
    • 14 July 1679
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

Grey writes to Cavendish about the dissolution of parliament and making it his business to confine it as much as possible. He suggests Cavendish should not make any connections until he has discovered the temper of the country. Written from Risley. Addressed to Lord Cavendish, one of his majesty's most honorable Privy Council at Whitehall.

Administrative / Biographical History

Gray [or Grey], Anchitell d.1702 [compiler of the House of Commons debates book] DNB: xxiii.169