‘A thinge yet kept secret’: Sir Richard Leveson and political intrigue
In many of Sir Richard’s private letters to Sir John he comments on his secret knowledge of political affairs. The letters tell us his private opinion of events which occurred in the late sixteenth and ...
‘God send us merry meetinge’: Sir Richard Leveson at Home
Many of the letters written by Sir Richard to his cousin Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) refer to members of the Leveson family and tell us about relationships within this family in the early ...
‘I am no land man’: Sir Richard Leveson and War with Spain
The letters written by Sir Richard to his cousin and colleague Sir John include many intriguing accounts of military adventure whilst serving in the English Navy. These accounts relate to significant ...
‘I am no land man’: Sir Richard Leveson at Sea
Sir Richard and Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) collaborated in a professional capacity during the late sixteenth century amidst fears of invasion by Spanish naval forces. Many letters which Sir ...
‘My very lovinge cosin’: Sir Richard’s relationship with Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615)
Many of Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson’s letters in the Sutherland Papers are written to his cousin Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615).
The two men were closely associated in both a professional ...
More about Sir Richard and War with Spain
Richard Wisker writes that following the Spanish invasion of Kinsale in 1601 Sir Richard and his cousin Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) were instrumental in co-ordinating English naval defence ...
More of Rachel Newport's Letters from Town
A letter dated November 14th 1657 states ‘I received your kinde letter and both your kinde tokens which are exceeding good, your hare powder will be very welcome’. The letter reflects Richard’s good relationship ...
Rachel's Letters: More News from Town
Rachel’s letters also refer to wider social and world affairs. In a further letter she comments on proposed marriage arrangements concerning Lord Shrewsbury, who was closely associated with Sir Richard’s ...
Sir John Leveson & Queen Elizabeth I
A particularly notable document amongst Sir John Leveson’s papers is a document dated 1597 which is signed by Queen Elizabeth I herself. Her signature ‘Elizabeth R’ is followed with the words ‘By the ...
Sir John Leveson and Court Security
Sir John Leveson’s papers include a letter addressed to him from Hampton Court dated August 1603 concerning ‘one John Stockwell of lewd and most villainous mouth’. Richard Wisker notes that Sir John Leveson ...
Sir John Leveson of Halling at Home
The Sutherland Papers include many wills and inventories detailing the property owned by the Leveson family during the sixteenth century. The inventories relating to Sir John Leveson (1555-1615) provide ...
Sir John Leveson: Coronation of James I
As Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Sir John Leveson was given the responsibility of raising volunteers to provide security at the coronation of King James I in 1603. The documents relating to Sir John’s professional ...
Sir John Leveson: Land and Property
Amongst Sir John Leveson’s personal papers is a document listing all of the lands which he owned. The document reflects the extent of the Leveson family’s wealth and influence as landowners at this time.
The ...
Sir John Leveson's Household Accounts
The Sutherland Papers contain the household accounts kept for Sir John Leveson by his servants and possibly by himself. The accounts can be dated as preceeding 1585 as they refer to John’s first wife ...
Sir Richard Leveson & Katherine Duddeley: Courtship and Marriage in the Seventeenth Century
The Sutherland Papers include a number of letters written to Sir Richard Leveson by his wife Katherine Duddeley. The letters were evidently written during their courtship and after their marriage. The ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Letters from Francis Newport
One of Sir Richard Leveson’s nephews was the politician Francis Newport, first earl of Bradford (1619–1708). Francis was the son of Sir Richard's sister Rachel (d. 1661) and her husband Richard Newport, ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Parliamentarian Prisoner
Sir Richard’s papers indicate that he had been a prominent Royalist activist throughout the Civil War 1642-1645. This is reflected in his delinquency fine and imprisonment by the Parliamentarians in 1645. ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Rachel Newport's Letters from Town
Amongst Sir Richard Leveson’s personal papers are a collection of letters written to him by his sister Rachel. Rachel Leveson married Richard Newport, first Baron Newport of High Ercall (1587-1651) by ...