Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 876
Title	Memorial by Mr Hales; n.d. [c.1703-1709]
Date	1703-1709
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Discusses the grievances of the 'Protestants beyond sea' along with various treaties from which they felt themselves to have been excluded; suggests ways of affording them the 'ease and safety which is requisite for them' throughout Europe; discusses Queen Anne's intention to give a commission to Mr H. with regard to this issue; recommends that Mr H. consult various European powers for assistance in improving the lives of the Protestants; states that the aim of the commission is to re-establish those rights which have previously been granted to European Protestants by international treaty and not to grant them more at the expense of the Catholic powers. Parts of text missing due to damage to document. This document is undated; the date provided is based on that of related documents.
Term	religions, Protestants, rights of
	royalty, authority
	religious affairs, intolerance
	diplomacy, with European powers

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29649	H.; - (fl 1703-1709); Mr; granted a commission relative to European Protestants	fl 1703-1709
NA18608	Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland	1665-1714
NA29650	Hales; - (fl 1703-1709); Mr; wrote memorial on the Protestants beyond the seas	fl 1703-1709