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Copy of an order : place not specified, 1664 May 7.

BIB_ID
303889
Accession number
MA 940.11
Creator
Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703.
Display Date
1664 May 7.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1914.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 30.9 cm
Notes
A portion of the foot of the page has been torn away.
Part of a large collection of letters and documents issued from the Naval Office and signed by Samuel Pepys, Sir William Penn, Sir William Batten, and others. Items have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
The original document was apparently signed by George [Duke of York], J.M. [John Mennes], W.B. [William Batten], and S.P. [Samuel Pepys]. The initials E.H. also appear at the lower left corner.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Quaritch, 1914.
Summary
Relaying an order from the Duke of York [later James II, King of England] concerning the need "to restrain Drunkenness and other Debauchery that is amongst the Officers ... whereby much neglect of their Duty is occasioned."