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Collection Area Western Manuscripts Name Fitzwilliam, William, Earl of Southampton, courtier and naval administrator, c 1490-1542

1. Add Ch 76379

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Add Ch 76379
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Letters patent of Henry VIII appointing Sir William Fitzwilliam [afterwards Earl of Southampton] and Sir Anthony Browne, joint keepers of the park at Byfleet, co. Surr.; 1527. Latin Henry VIII of England: William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton: Sir Anthony Browne, politician; Master of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1527
Extent:
1 item

2. Add Ch 76380

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Add Ch 76380
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Appointment by Sir William Fitzwilliam [afterwards 1st Earl of Southampton], Treasurer of the Household and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Sir Thomas Nevill, of John Carleton, Richard Ambros, clerk, John Harbard, clerk, and Thomas Armerer to receive rents from properties in cos. Camb....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1530
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 25114

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Add MS 25114
Title:
Original state papers, 1527–1545
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ff. 1r–351v: A volume of original letters and state papers, relating chiefly to the embassies of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the courts of Francis I and Charles V, 1527–1545. ff. 1r–18r: Copy of a treaty in Latin between Francis I and Henry VIII for the marriage of the Princess M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1527-1545
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 46354

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Add MS 46354
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WRIOTHESLEY'S HERALDIC COLLECTIONS. Vol. IV. 'Writhe's Book of Knights': collections made apparently by John Writhe, Garter King of Arms 1478-1504, and his son Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Garter King of Arms 1505-1534, mainly consisting of lists of knights arranged chronologically under the occasion of their creation, ff. 2b-29, and in the second part, ff. 72b-192b, of the volume painted drawings of their arms and of arms granted by Sir Thomas Wriothesley (see A. R. Wagner, Cat. of English Media...
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John Writhe, Garter King of Arms: Heraldic collections: 15th-16th centt. Heraldry: Heraldic collections of J. Writhe and Sir T. Wriothesley: 15th-16th centt. Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Garter King of Arms: Heraldic collections: 15th-16th centt. includes: f.1b Sir William Fitzwilliam, Earl of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
14th century-16th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Cotton MS Appendix L

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Cotton MS Appendix L
Title:
State Papers, 1513-1637
Scope & Content:
This volume, primarily of original douments, includes correspondence in the hands of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (1470/71-1530), Thomas Cromwell (d. 1540), and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520/1521-1598); letters from Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532-1590) relating to the Babington conspiracy,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1513-1637
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Caligula D XI

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Cotton MS Caligula D XI
Title:
Records and correspondence concerning England and France, 1529
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Fragments of records and correspondence concerning England and France, all c. 1529. Badly damaged by fire in 1731, the majority now fragmentary. f. 1r: Fragment of a letter. French. f. 2r: Fragment of a letter. French. f. 3r: Fragment of a letter. Dated 5 June, signed de Boys. French. f. 4r:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c. 1529
Extent:
1 volume

7. Harley MS 6345

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Harley MS 6345
Title:
Copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters
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ff. 1*r–216v: A copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters. It also includes a copy of Princess Mary's confession (ff. 211r–v) along with unrelated material from the 17th century. f. 1*r: Note about Lady De La Warr's ownership of the volume, with the original ownership note pasted on. f. 5*v: The b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1627
Extent:
1 volume

8. Sloane MS 1523

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Sloane MS 1523
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Sloane 1523 Paper, in 8vo, ff. 42, XVII century; bound with no. 3111. 1. A short treatise on Fruit Trees (imperfect). ff.1-12. 2. A few extracts from some work on planting trees, (imperfect). ff.13-24. 3. Maxims, sayings, and short accounts of several eminent men who lived mostly in the reig...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item