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Letter from "Lymus", on board the Nonsuch, the Downs, to an unidentified recipient, late 17th or early 18th century? : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
458397
Accession number
MA 14862
Creator
Lymus, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 31.3 x 19.2 cm
Notes
On verso: A letter about matrimony in sea terms.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Humor piece in the form of a letter signed "Lymus", purportedly written "ffrom on Board the Nonsuch ... in the Downes 5th. Callendar Marth.", describing the recent marriage of "Captain Goodspeed" in ribald nautical terms.