Letter to [Sir Thomas Knollys], 1585 March 15
Dates
- 1585 March 15
Creator
- Knollys, Thomas, 1558-1596 (correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Originals condition restricted. Microfilm copy available for public use.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Thomas Knollys (ca. 1558-1596) was seventh son of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey. He married Odelia de Morada. Knollys was Governor of Ostend (Belgium) in 1586 and aided Peregrine Bertie in the Siege of Bergen op Zoom in 1588.
Extent
1 folded sheet (2 pages) ; 31 x 42 cm folded to 31 x 21 cm
Language of Materials
French
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS457.xml
General
Letter signed, with address to "Monsieur Knowles" on second leaf. Written in French from Ostend, Belgium, 15 March 1585. The "Monsieur Knowles" was likely Thomas Knollys, seventh son of the Elizabethan statesman Sir Francis Knollys, and Governor of Ostend. The letter was from H. de Pottre and six other officers of Dutch troops at Ostend. They explain the extreme poverty of the troops, and apply to Knollys for some assistance.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States