Henry VII’s letter to John Morton concerning William Weston’s voyage to the new found land

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The letter concerns an intended voyage to the 'New founde land' by William Weston of Bristol.</div></div> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_detailsportal rendering_othercontribution rendering_detailsportal rendering_othercontribution_detailsportal"><div class="other"><table class="properties"><tbody><tr class="language"><th scope="row">Original language</th><td>English</td></tr><tr class="status"><th scope="row">Publication status</th><td><span class="prefix">Unpublished - </span><span class="date">13 Apr 2011</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_publicationbibliographicalnoteportalrenderer rendering_othercontribution rendering_publicationbibliographicalnoteportalrenderer rendering_othercontribution_publicationbibliographicalnoteportalrenderer"><h3 class="subheader">Bibliographical note</h3>Additional information: The following conventions were employed when transcribing the documents: the line spacing, spelling, capitalization, underlining, deletions and punctuation follow the manuscript; reconstructions of suspensions are in italics; ‘u’ and ‘v’ have been rendered according to the document rather than to modern usage. Squared brackets indicate editorial additions – in this case to indicate reconstructions as a result of damage to the manuscript.<br /><br />Sponsorship: The British Academy, 'The Cabot Project', 2010-11.<br /><br />Terms of use: A slightly different version of the transcription has also been published in:<br />E. T. Jones, 'Henry VII and the Bristol expeditions to North America: the Condon documents', Historical Research, 83 (August, 2010), 444-455. First published in 'Early View', August 2009.<br /><br />Contributor: The National Archives: Public Record Office, UK<br />Contributor (Other): King Henry VII<br />Other identifier: C82/332 piece 61 out of 74</div> <div class="rendering rendering_keywordable rendering_expertkeywordgrouspbytypeportal rendering_keywordable_expertkeywordgrouspbytypeportal"><div class="keyword-group"><h2 class="subheader">Keywords</h2><ul class="relations keywords"><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>Bristol</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>John Cabot</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>Discovery</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>1499</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>Newfoundland</span></li><li class="userdefined-keyword"><span>William Weston</span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div class="content-sidebar publication-sidebar"> <h2 class="subheader">Access to Document</h2> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_publicationaccessrenderer rendering_othercontribution rendering_publicationaccessrenderer rendering_othercontribution_publicationaccessrenderer"><ul class="documents"><li><div class="document"><a onclick="if (this.href) {window.open(this.href)}; return false;" href="/files/3020879/2011westonletter.pdf" class="link document-link"><span>2011westonletter</span></a><span class="meta">Accepted author manuscript, 222 KB</span></div></li></ul><ul class="links"><li><div class="link electronic-version-link"><a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank','noopener,noreferrer'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/1983/1734" class="link"><span>http://hdl.handle.net/1983/1734</span></a></div></li></ul></div> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_handlenetrendererportal rendering_othercontribution rendering_handlenetrendererportal rendering_othercontribution_handlenetrendererportal"><h2 class="subheader">Handle.net</h2><ul class="relations handlenet"><li><a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1983/1734">Persistent link</a></li></ul></div> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_versioneddocumentspureportal rendering_othercontribution rendering_versioneddocumentspureportal rendering_othercontribution_versioneddocumentspureportal"><ul class="relations documents"></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="page-section content-relation-section publication-fingerprint"> <div class="container"> <div class="header"> <h2 class="section-title"> <i class="icon icon-fingerprint" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="title">Fingerprint</span> </h2> <span class="sub-title"> Dive into the research topics of 'Henry VII’s letter to John Morton concerning William Weston’s voyage to the new found land'. 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The letter concerns an intended voyage to the 'New founde land' by William Weston of Bristol.",</div><div> keywords = "Bristol, John Cabot, Discovery, 1499, Newfoundland, William Weston",</div><div> author = "Jones, {E T} and Margaret Condon",</div><div> note = "Additional information: The following conventions were employed when transcribing the documents: the line spacing, spelling, capitalization, underlining, deletions and punctuation follow the manuscript; reconstructions of suspensions are in italics; {\textquoteleft}u{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteleft}v{\textquoteright} have been rendered according to the document rather than to modern usage. Squared brackets indicate editorial additions – in this case to indicate reconstructions as a result of damage to the manuscript. Sponsorship: The British Academy, 'The Cabot Project', 2010-11. Terms of use: A slightly different version of the transcription has also been published in: E. T. Jones, 'Henry VII and the Bristol expeditions to North America: the Condon documents', Historical Research, 83 (August, 2010), 444-455. First published in 'Early View', August 2009. Contributor: The National Archives: Public Record Office, UK Contributor (Other): King Henry VII Other identifier: C82/332 piece 61 out of 74",</div><div> year = "2011",</div><div> month = apr,</div><div> day = "13",</div><div> language = "English",</div><div> type = "Other",</div><p>}</p></div> </div> <div id="cite-harvard" class="tab " role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-3" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_harvard rendering_othercontribution rendering_harvard rendering_othercontribution_harvard"><a rel="Person" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/evan-t-jones" class="link"><span>Jones, ET</span></a><a rel="Person" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/m-m-condon" class="link"><span> & Condon, M</span></a> 2011, <a rel="OtherContribution" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/henry-viis-letter-to-john-morton-concerning-william-westons-voyag" class="link"><span><em>Henry VII’s letter to John Morton concerning William Weston’s voyage to the new found land</em></span></a>.. <<a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank','noopener,noreferrer'); return false;" href="http://hdl.handle.net/1983/1734" class="link"><span>http://hdl.handle.net/1983/1734</span></a>></div> </div> <div id="cite-standard" class="tab " role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-4" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_standard rendering_othercontribution rendering_standard rendering_othercontribution_standard"><a rel="OtherContribution" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/henry-viis-letter-to-john-morton-concerning-william-westons-voyag" class="link"><span><strong>Henry VII’s letter to John Morton concerning William Weston’s voyage to the new found land.</strong></span></a> / <a rel="Person" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/evan-t-jones" class="link"><span>Jones, E T</span></a><a rel="Person" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/m-m-condon" class="link"><span>; Condon, Margaret</span></a>. <br />2011.<p class="type"><span class="type_family">Research output<span class="type_family_sep">: </span></span><span class="type_classification_parent">Other contribution</span></p></div> </div> <div id="cite-RIS" class="tab " role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-5" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_ris rendering_othercontribution rendering_ris rendering_othercontribution_ris"><p>TY - GEN</p><p>T1 - Henry VII’s letter to John Morton concerning William Weston’s voyage to the new found land</p><p>AU - Jones, E T</p><p>AU - Condon, Margaret</p><p>N1 - Additional information: The following conventions were employed when transcribing the documents: the line spacing, spelling, capitalization, underlining, deletions and punctuation follow the manuscript; reconstructions of suspensions are in italics; ‘u’ and ‘v’ have been rendered according to the document rather than to modern usage. Squared brackets indicate editorial additions – in this case to indicate reconstructions as a result of damage to the manuscript. Sponsorship: The British Academy, 'The Cabot Project', 2010-11. Terms of use: A slightly different version of the transcription has also been published in: E. T. Jones, 'Henry VII and the Bristol expeditions to North America: the Condon documents', Historical Research, 83 (August, 2010), 444-455. First published in 'Early View', August 2009. Contributor: The National Archives: Public Record Office, UK Contributor (Other): King Henry VII Other identifier: C82/332 piece 61 out of 74</p><p>PY - 2011/4/13</p><p>Y1 - 2011/4/13</p><p>N2 - An annotated transcription of a letter from Henry VII of England to John Morton, Lord Chancellor, probably written 12 March 1499. The letter concerns an intended voyage to the 'New founde land' by William Weston of Bristol.</p><p>AB - An annotated transcription of a letter from Henry VII of England to John Morton, Lord Chancellor, probably written 12 March 1499. The letter concerns an intended voyage to the 'New founde land' by William Weston of Bristol.</p><p>KW - Bristol</p><p>KW - John Cabot</p><p>KW - Discovery</p><p>KW - 1499</p><p>KW - Newfoundland</p><p>KW - William Weston</p><p>M3 - Other contribution</p><p>ER - </p></div> </div> <div id="cite-vancouver" class="tab " role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-6" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="rendering rendering_researchoutput rendering_researchoutput_vancouver rendering_othercontribution rendering_vancouver rendering_othercontribution_vancouver"><a rel="Person" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/evan-t-jones" class="link"><span>Jones ET</span></a><a rel="Person" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/m-m-condon" class="link"><span>, Condon M</span></a>. <span class="title"><a rel="OtherContribution" href="https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/henry-viis-letter-to-john-morton-concerning-william-westons-voyag" class="link"><span>Henry VII’s letter to John Morton concerning William Weston’s voyage to the new found land</span></a></span>. 2011.</div> </div> <script> $(function() { $(".tab-container .rendering a:not([href^='http://dx.doi.org'])").contents().unwrap(); 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