Sir Thomas Morgan. Account of travel in France and Flanders
Reference code
MSS/0684
Title
Sir Thomas Morgan. Account of travel in France and Flanders
Date
17th century
Level of description
Item
Extent and format
pp. i + 21. Unbound, in a purple folder.
Scope and content
"A rugged relation of Majr General Morgan(s) progresse in France & Flanders.. in the yrs" ('1657 1658' added; heading, p. 1, much amended). An account of the part played by Sir Thomas Morgan (d. ?1679; see DNB) in the expedition sent by Cromwell to assist the French in Flanders, 1657-8. A draft, not autograph, with many corrections.
The account was drawn up by Sir Thomas in 1675 (see his letter to Dr Samuel Barrow in BL Egerton MS 2618, fol. 127). It was first published in 1699 (reprinted in Harl. Misc., 3 (1745), 326-35, and later). The relationship of the present MS to the printed edition is unclear. Many of the corrections in the MS agree with the printed edition but there are also differences in wording. Added in a different hand at the end of the MS, p. 14, is a list of casualties (also printed, ibid.). The draft, pp. 1-14, is accompanied by a modern certified copy, pp. 15-21, of the will of Sir Thomas Morgan of Pencarne (d. 1595; see DNB), who served in the Low Countries under William of Orange.
The account was drawn up by Sir Thomas in 1675 (see his letter to Dr Samuel Barrow in BL Egerton MS 2618, fol. 127). It was first published in 1699 (reprinted in Harl. Misc., 3 (1745), 326-35, and later). The relationship of the present MS to the printed edition is unclear. Many of the corrections in the MS agree with the printed edition but there are also differences in wording. Added in a different hand at the end of the MS, p. 14, is a list of casualties (also printed, ibid.). The draft, pp. 1-14, is accompanied by a modern certified copy, pp. 15-21, of the will of Sir Thomas Morgan of Pencarne (d. 1595; see DNB), who served in the Low Countries under William of Orange.
Creator
Morgan, Thomas (d c 1679), Knight, Major General
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/684
MS 684
MS 684