Papers of the Goodricke family of Ribston Hall, Nidderdale, Yorkshire
Scope and Content
The call number for this collection is V.b.333.
The Papers of the Goodricke family of Ribston Halll, Nidderdale, Yorkshire, contain 28 letters and 11 documents relating to the careers of Sir John Goodricke, his son Sir Henry Goodricke and their family, spanning the reigns of Charles I through the ascension of William & Mary.
The collection includes some important letters such as one by Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester (26), on the state of Charles II's treasury; a newsletter "separate" from Tangier (25); letters from Sir Marmaduke Langdale (10) and the Duke of Leeds (16); a letter on the Popish Plot by the Earl of Burlington (23); and other political letters. There are also several domestic letters such as a letter between brothers Sir Francis Goodricke and Sir John Goodricke discussing the portrait of their recently deceased brother Savile (4), and one from Mary, Countess of Arran, commiserating with Lady Goodricke on a miscarriage (29).
Other documents include ones concerning troops, Sir Henry's (1642-1705) tenure as envoy-extraordinary to Spain and a printed indenture of receipt completed by hand (not found in Wing).
Dates
- 1639?-1689
Creator
- Goodricke family (Family)
- Goodricke, John, 1617-1670 (Person)
- Goodricke, Henry, 1642-1705 (Person)
Language of Materials
In English with some French and Spanish.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Sir John Goodricke (1617-1670) was the first baronet of Ribston, Yorkshire. He was the son of Sir Henry Goodricke (1580-1641) and Lady Jane Savile (1583?-ca. 1648). During the Civil War, Sir John fought on the Royalist side with the Duke of Newcastle's army and was imprisioned and fined. He married firstly Catherine Northcliffe (d. before 1645) and secondly Elizabeth, Dowager Viscountess Fairfax of Elmley (d. 1692).
Sir Henry Goodricke (1642-1705), second baronet of Ribston, was the eldest son of Sir John Goodricke and Catherine Northcliffe. In 1668, he married Mary Legge (ca. 1647-1715), daughter of William Legge (1607/8-1670) and Elizabeth Washington. Over the course of his prolific political career, Sir Henry Goodricke was Justice of the Peace for the West Riding, sat in Parliament for Boroughbridge, and served as envoy-extraordinary to Spain. Goodricke also played a significant role in bringing William and Mary to the English throne in 1689, after which he served as lieutenant-general of the ordnance, a post his father-in-law William Legge had previously held.
Extent
1.0 volume
Abstract
Contains 28 letters and 11 documents relating to the careers of Sir John Goodricke, his son Sir Henry Goodricke and their family, spanning the reigns of Charles I through the ascension of William & Mary.
Arrangement
The 39 documents of the Goodricke family are tipped into a bound volume, which are arranged roughly in chronological order.
Provenance
Bookplate on inside front cover of Albert Fairfax, Baron Fairfax of Camron.
Bloomsbury Book Auctions, cat. 556 (January 26, 2006), lot 69.
Acquisition Information
The Papers of the Goodricke family of Ribston Hall, Nidderdale, Yorkshire were acquired by the Folger Shakespeare Library from Christopher Edwards in February 2006.
Other Formats
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- Blank forms
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 -- Death and burial -- Manuscripts
- Ciphers (codes)
- Dawney, John, Sir, active 1660
- Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1640-1707
- England
- Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, Baron, 1584-1648 -- Death and burial -- Manuscripts
- Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661
- Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. Historie of the holy warre
- Goodricke, Francis, approximately 1621-1673
- Goodricke, Savile, 1618 or 1619-1651? -- Death and burial -- Manuscripts
- Invoices
- James II, King of England, 1633-1701 -- Abdication, 1688
- Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Manuscripts
- Letters (correspondence)
- Madrid (Spain)
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699
- Methuen, Paul, 1613-1667
- Newsletters
- Popish Plot (1678)
- Portsmouth and Aubigny, Louise-Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of, 1649-1734
- Pregnancy
- Reynolds, Robert, approximately 1601-1661?
- Royalists
- Seventeenth century
- Tangier (Morocco)
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of the Goodricke Family of Ribston Hall, Nidderdale, Yorkshire, 1639?-1689 Folger MS V.b.333 (1-39)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Folger Staff, largely taken from dealers decription; revised by Alison E. Bridger in 2010
- Date
- September 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- March 2010: Converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002 in March 2010 and further revised by Alison E. Bridger in 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository
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Washington DC 20003 USA