commission, papers
Accession Number
NAM.1974-06-9-14
Description
Commission, Calais 10 Jul 1648. Signed by Charles II, Prince of Wales, to Sir Edward Hopton. Orders him to raise two regiments, one of horse, one of foot, and to ‘kill, slay or put to flight, any person, or persons who shall any way oppose you in His Maties. [sic] service’. From a collection of photographs of 27 documents in Hereford City Library relating to Sir Richard Hopton and his son Sir Edward, knighted in 1604 and 1645 respectively. Associated with the English Civil War (1642-1649).
Campaigns
English Civil War (1642-1649)
Associated collection
