Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Sir William Springett
Standard Name: Springett, Sir William
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Penington | Drawn together by their common religious quest, Mary Proude (later MP
) and Sir William Springett
, a young parliamentarian and nephew to her guardian, were married. |
| Textual Features | Mary Penington | In this she told her grandson about her first marriage and the agonising death of her first husband
, his grandfather. Her intense and dramatised narrative of this death is the single most striking passage... |
| Textual Production | Mary Penington | MP
wrote a letter to her grandson Springet Penn
, Left to be delivered to him after her decease, Penington, Mary. Experiences in the Life of Mary Penington. Editor Penney, Norman, Friends Historical Society. 72 Skidmore, Gil, and Mary Penington. “Preface”. Experiences in the Life of Mary Penington, edited by Norman Penney and Norman Penney, Friends Historical Society, p. vii - xvii. x |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Mary Penington | MP
's Some Account, as published, intermingles the practical, emotional, and religious aspects of her life. The last element predominates, but she writes vividly about personal concerns like her loneliness as a child and... |
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