Manningham, John ___ 1580c-1622 ___ British ___ lawyer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Not much is known of Manningham, other than that he lived at Bradbourn in Kent, and was a lawyer of the Middle Temple. His diary is considered an important source of literary and social history in the very early 17th century. It contains references to Shakespeare, the death of Elizabeth and the accession of James I.
A biography link
No Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1602-1603 ___ religious social art theatre

WEB TEXT LINKS
extracts about Lord Burghley
one quote
googlebooks (text not available)

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
British Library, Manuscript Collections

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Diary of John Manningham, of the Middle Temple, 1602-1603
 

May 2005, July 2008
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