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1. Cotton Ch IV 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 40
Title:
Letter of Maurice of Nassau to Elizabeth I asking her support in arranging a marriage
Scope & Content:
Letter of Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625) to Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603), asking her to use her influence in favour of a marriage between his eldest sister and Frederick IV (1574-1610), Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Given at the camp before Geertruidenberg, 13 April 1593. Bound ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1593
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton Ch IV 59

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 59
Title:
Letter of Elizabeth I to Maurice of Nassau accrediting William Davison as her agent in the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Letter of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625), accrediting William Davison as her agent in the Netherlands. Written at Hampton Court, October 1584. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43 and IV 45-48.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1584
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Cotton Roll XIII 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll XIII 17
Title:
Genealogical Roll Chronicle to Edward I with a continuation to Edward III
Scope & Content:
This manuscript may also be referred to as Cotton Charter XIII 17. Order as Cotton Roll XIII 17. Contents: A genealogical chronicle with a commentary in Anglo-Norman French dated to the reign of Edward I (1272-1307). Face: Membranes 1-4: A genealogical diagram of the kings of England from A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and French
Date Range:
1307-1327
Extent:

1 roll

4. Cotton Roll XIII 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll XIII 33
Title:
Universal Roll Chronicle
Scope & Content:
This manuscript may also be referred to Cotton Charter XIII 33. Order as Cotton Roll XIII 33. Contents: A universal chronicle in four columns with a history of popes until Urban VI (d. 1389), of emperors (Roman and medieval) until Ludwig IV of Bavaria (d.1347), a genealogy of the kings of Fra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 roll

5. Cotton Roll XV 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll XV 7
Title:
Genealogical roll chronicle of the kings of England to Edward I, with a continuation to Edward II
Scope & Content:
This manuscript may also be referred to as Cotton Charter XV 7. Order as Cotton Roll XV 7. Contents: A genealogical chronicle with a commentary in Anglo-Norman, produced during the reign of Edward I (r. 1272-1307). Face of the roll: Membrane 1: A paragraph on the history of Britain from the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1272-1307
Extent:

1 roll