| Content Description | Recto: records William's inspection of the troops which had joined him from the king's army and gives details of these; reports that 'une grande quantité' of gentlemen from the provinces joined [William], including Portman, Seymour, Luttrell and Rolls; records [William's] receipt of letters from Admiral Herbert at Torbay with details of the movements of the English fleet in the Channel.
Verso: records William's march from Exeter to Honiton on 1 Dec. and on to Axminster; reports the arrival there of Grafton, Churchill and Berkeley to join him from the king's army; reports that Bentinck was sent with a detachment of cavalry to Wincanton to find that the king [James II] had already retreated from Salisbury and was on his way back to London; records William's march to Crewkerne and on to Sherbourne where he was welcomed by the Earl of Bristol and other local nobility.
The document is not dated; the date provided is based on that of related papers.
This is one part of the complete document; individual records exist for each of the other parts; for the complete list and directions on how to consult them see Pw A 2230-2237. |