| Description | Writer: Geekie, William, prebendary of Canterbury Cathedral
Addressee: Lynch, John, dean of Canterbury Cathedral
Enclosing a letter from Dr Bateman of Ipswich concerning Bramford rectory [both Suffolk] and a letter for Mr Marsh, a minor canon. He has been concerned by fears of an invasion of Kent by the French, but has heard in Henry VII's chapel [Westminster Abbey] of Admiral Matthews' victory off Toulon, and gives a report. The news had been relayed by Jews on the Continent to Jews in England. The two houses of Convocation have met to agree on an address for George II, who has just suspended Habeas Corpus. Contemporary endorsement.
Written at London |