Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1359
Title	Draft letter from Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], Whitehall, London, to Mr Justice Powis; 16 Feb. 1704/5
Date	16 February 1705
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Apologises for not waiting on him in person in order to pay the acknowledgements which 'are due from every Commoner in England for your steady adherence to the Ancient, known laws of the Land'; congratulates the wisdom which saw him refusing to remove the 'ancient land markes'; trusts he will prevent a 'new and unprecidented review, or examination'; promises to wait on him in a few days. Old Style dating on letter.
Term	laws, ancient landmarks

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724
NA30041	Powis; Justice (fl 1705); Mr; M.P.?	fl 1705

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