The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Edward Russell, Admiral (1652 - 1727)
Naval officer. Thoresby mentions Admiral Russell's naval engagement with the French in 1692. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24304?docPos=5 Relationships: Henry Lumley (-1720) was a employed by Edward RussellLinked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - Ralph Thoresby, the Topographer: The Town and His Times.
as Mentions or references - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) A
'till towards the End, where it is 1 ½; the black Hilt, adorned with
blanch'd Metal engraved, is formed into a kind of antique Head: The
Scabbard consists of two Pieces of Wood, covered with blew Cloth,
fenced with red Leather, which on the Fore-side is cut into Branches,
and laid upon various Colours. This was presented by theCapt. , when Admiral with the English
Fleet, lay before that Place, and was given me by his Brother
Mr. of Yorke .
, the Blade near two Foot long, an Inch broadTurkish Scimiter
'till towards the End, where it is 1 ½; the black Hilt, adorned with
blanch'd Metal engraved, is formed into a kind of antique Head:
fenced with red Leather, which on the Fore-side is cut into Branches,
and laid upon various Colours. This was presented by the
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Algiers
Hen. Lumley
Russel,
Fleet, lay before that Place, and was given me by his Brother
Geo. Lumley