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James Newman ( - fl. 1645)
Bargrave in his diary mentions seeing him in Paris in 1645. Relevant locations: Visited Paris, Île-de-FranceVisited Rome, Italy
Relationships: James Newman was a associate or acquaintance (general) of John Bargrave (1610-1680)
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "A part of my journal of France. anno 1645," Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives CCA-U11/8, Canterbury Cathedral
References in Documents:
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and
came to t
then walked into the Cathedrall, ch
but neate. there being the whole historie of
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worke that euer I saw or cann see. This
towne is faire and large th
clapp gates. I met 2 fryers abegging th
wallets ouer theire sholders. I asked
thay cold speake Latine, but thay answered
mee in French. So I cold not talke th
Heare
difference. So farr that thay thretned to
be my death before I came to
saying Sacrament, Ich
,
caling mee eskellū
and hunsfoot
, often, which I not bearing
returnd them Rogue
and Raskall
; Thay
were 8 Germans, but onely one of them
was the cause, and maintainer of the quar
rell, the other being more temperate and
discreet, excepting some times in passion.
This one ch
latine other wise wee had not vnderstood one ano
ther.
who shold haue the better of it.) he told mee
that he was a noble mans sonn In Germanie
and that being lately in
3 more of them came in the boate with vs
and the Maior (
word) of
him
basely, hauing taken
catholicas
like, but now thay had mee there thay
wold make mee know that I was not in En
gland often saying
vpon ch told
that thay shold know thay were not in
many
as well as he ch
cause he had threatned to be my death on
the way to thch
his companions perceiving, thay tooke him
his violence, and desiring to know my affec
tions in the difference that was betweene
the King and his subiects, I told them
my I was of no party, but by my Oathes
I was bound to be obedient to my Souereign
and all the iourny after thay were my very
good freinds, and
but I had an ey to the shauers pistolles.
9 at night to
a smale Country village we lodgd
came to
of acres are pth
came to
teste
This is no very greate towne, but hath a very
faire riuer ch
on a stone bridge: Abowt 2 wee tooke horse, and
coming neerer
of vineyards and a very plentifull Country.
wee stayd abowt 4 howres at ch
being the last stage, the custome is after dinner
to haue a plate for a gathering for the mes
sengers man, to whome wee did contribut
each man one s-6d) Then wee came
to tt w
which were neuer at
that the Companie caleth for, via moderet
mannerchbut 8
sols a man.
(ie. 8 Abowt 5 at night wee came to
nt
Martint
but (being directed by young r
the
of St
wthr
mee by my name: he was then lately come
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