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Pw2Hy - Papers of the Harley Family, 1602-1738, in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection
Document Reference
Pw2 Hy 858
Title
Petition from Fernando Diaz 'and others', to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford]; n.d. [c.1703-1709]
Date
1703-1709
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Says that he and the other petitioners are Portuguese Jews who fled from Portugal to Bayone, France in order to escape the Inquisition; states that they were going to Holland in a Dutch ship and were 'sett on shore att Portsmouth'; requests permission to visit relatives in London.
This document is undated; the date provided is based on that of related documents.
Term
religious affairs, Portuguese, inquisition
government business, foreign nationals
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA29629
Diaz; Fernando (fl 1703-1709); Portuguese Jew; requested permission to visit relatives in London
fl 1703-1709
NA893
Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714
1661-1724
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