### Information on spencer-e3

#### PPCEME information

> Author | Spencer, Robert, 2nd earl of Sunderland
> Birthdate | b. 1641, d. 1702
> Filename | spencer-1688-e3, spencer-1702-e3
> Manuscript | Letter 400: Ms. Lansd. 1236. fol. 236. Orig. Letter 401: Ms. Lansd. 1236. fol. 238. Orig. Letter 403: Ms. Lansd. 1236. fol. 236. Orig. Letter 518: Addit. Mss. Brit. Mus. 9341. art. 9. Orig. Letter 519: Addit. Mss. Brit. Mus. 9341. art. 10. Orig. Letter 520: Addit. Mss. Brit. Mus. 9341. art. 13. Orig. Letter 521: Addit. Mss. Brit. Mus. 9341. art. 20. Orig. Letter 522: Addit. Mss. Brit. Mus. 9341. art. 27. Orig. Letter 523: Addit. Mss. Brit. Mus. 9341. art. 30. Orig.
> Date of composition | 1687-1688 (518-523); 1702 (400, 401, 403)
> Genre | LET NON-PRIV
> Edition | Ellis, Henry (ed.). 1827. Original letters, illustrative of English history; including numerous royal letters. Series 2, Vol. 4. London: Harding and Lepard. Ellis, Henry (ed.). 1846. Original letters, illustrative of English history; including numerous royal letters. Series 3, Vol. 4. London: Bentley.
> Sample | 2.4,249.1-2.4,255.14 (400-401) (Penn 1), 2.4,257.1-2.4,258.22 (403) (Penn 2), 3.4,311.4-3.4,316.25 (518-523) (Helsinki) spencer-1688-e3 = 518-523 spencer-1702-e3 = 400, 401, 403
> Remarks Spencer died in 1702 (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Spencer-2nd-Earl-of-Sunderland). Ellis explicitly dates Letters 400 and 403 as 1708. Conceivably, Ellis misread "1700" on those letters as "1708". Ellis gives no date for Letter 401, but the letter refers to Prince George of Denmark as holding the office of Lord High Admiral, which he assumed in 1702 and held until 1708. A date of 1702 for Letter 401 is the only one that is consistent with Prince George's tenure as well as the year of Spencer's death. For simplicity, we assume a date of 1702 for the other two letters as well.

#### Helsinki corpus information

> <Q E3 XX CORO SPENCER>
> <N LET TO KINGS AGENT>
> <A SPENCER ROBERT>
> <C E3>
> <O 1640-1710>
> <M X>
> <K X>
> <D ENGLISH>
> <V PROSE>
> <T LET NON-PRIV>
> <G X>
> <F X>
> <W WRITTEN>
> <X MALE>
> <Y 40-60>
> <H HIGH PROF>
> <U X>
> <E X>
> <J INTERACTIVE>
> <I FORMAL>
> <Z X>