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#17thCentury #GiftGiving. #OTD 8 June 1649 Thomas Fairfax is given a 'Bason & Ewer of beaten Gold as Testimony of the hearty affections [of #London]', Oliver Cromwell is sent a 'present of plate to the value of 300 l, & 200 pieces in gold' ('A perfect diurnall', 4-11 June 1649).
#17thCentury #GiftGiving. In 1649 Thomas Fairfax is given a 'Bason & Ewer of beaten Gold as Testimony of the hearty affections [of #London]', Oliver Cromwell is sent a 'present of plate to the value of 300 l, & 200 pieces in gold'. (Source: 'A perfect diurnall', 4-11 June 1649).