TALBOT1788

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King Ina ¹ was the successor of Ceadwalla ² King of Wessex he made war upon the Britons in Somersets: & finally subdued them. His long reign of 37 years may be regarded as the most prosperous of the heptarchy – In the decline of his age he made a pilgrimage to Rome & after his return, shut himself up in a cloister, where he died –

See Hume ³ – Chapter the 1^st

Being anxious to prove my Son Walter ⁴ not so ignorant as was supposed him, I send you this extract from Hume. – I cannot with equal facility prove, that any body cared for King Ina

yours truly,
J. S. John Mildmay

[envelope:]
Henry Fox Talbot Esq
Henr^y F. Talbot Esq^r
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham