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William Legge (Lieutenant of the Ordnance)

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  • Per L&M companion:-

    Legge, William (?1609 - 1700) was appointed Master of the Armories and Lieutenant General and treasurer of the Ordinance in 1660. He learnt his soldiering in the Dutch and Swedish armies as a young man: became Lieutenant of the Ordinance during the Scots war 1639-40, and in the Civil War was an officer under Rupert and Governor of Oxford 1645-6.

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References in the diary

1664
Sep: 24