Devon Household Accounts 1627–59, Part Two

Henry, Fifth Earl of Bath, and Rachel, Countess of Bath, of Tawstock and London, 1637–1655

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This second volume of Devon household accounts is drawn from the papers of Henry Bourchier, fifth Earl of Bath, and Rachel, Countess of Bath whose country seat was at Tawstock, North Devon. Todd Gray’s introduction describes the remarkable survival of the papers in the safekeeping of the Countess’s second husband before presenting three sets of documents: the Tawstock accounts 1637–39; the Earl’s London household accounts 1642–47; and the Countess’ general account book 1639–54.

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