| Authorized Form of Name | Boswell; Sir; William (-1650); diplomat and patron of learning |
| TypeOfEntity | Person |
| Surname | Boswell |
| PreTitle | Sir |
| Forenames | William |
| Dates | -1650 |
| Code | GB/109/14808 |
| Epithet | diplomat and patron of learning |
| Activity | Chief secretary to the English ambassador in Paris, Edward Herbert, Lord Herbert of Cherbury; ambassador at The Hague. |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; National Register of Archives |
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| OrderNo | Title | Date | Link |
| MS 668 | THOMAS MURRAY PAPERS | Early 17th century | MSS/668 |
| MS 2686 ff. 37-38 | Letter from Archbishop William Laud to Sir William Boswell, Ambassador at The Hague, Lambeth, acknowledging the receipt of treatises 'by the fierce faction at Amsterdam' against the Star Chamber and himself, and noting the King's pleasure that the magistrates have punished the publisher. | 8 February 1639 | MSS/2686/37-38 |
| MS 667 | THOMAS MURRAY PAPERS | Early 17th century | MSS/667 |
| MS 711 | MISCELLANY | 17th century - early 18th century | MSS/711 |