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Collection Area Western Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton MS Name Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547, http://isni.org/isni/000000...

1. Cotton MS Appendix L

Reference (shelfmark):
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

2. Cotton MS Augustus V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus V
Title:
Le Trésor des Histoires or Le Trésor de Sapience
Scope & Content:
Le Trésor des Histoires or Trésor de Sapience is an anonymous historical compilation in prose from Creation to the pontificate of Clement VI. The version of the Trésor in the manuscript is rare and has a Parisian origin. The only other copy of this version of the text is contained in Paris, BnF,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

A parchment codex.

3. Cotton MS Caligula B V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, including Thomas Churchyard, The scole of warre callid the sege of Lethe (1560)
Scope & Content:
Records and papers on English and Scottish affairs in the mid 16th century and the first half of the 17th century. Including The scole of warre callid the sege of Lethe, a poem by Thomas Churchyard (1523?–1604), writer and soldier, concerning the 1560 siege of Leith. ff. 2r-36v: Account of all ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1525-1650
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Caligula B VI/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VI/1
Title:
Correspondence and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1474–1528
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning England and Scotland, between 1474 and 1528. Including items sent by James IV (1473–1513), king of Scots; James V, king of Scots (1513–1542); Margaret, queen of Scots (d. 1541); Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1474-1528
Extent:
1 volume

5. Cotton MS Caligula B VI/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VI/2
Title:
Correspondence and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1474–1528
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning England and Scotland, between 1474 and 1528. Including items sent by James IV (1473–1513), king of Scots; James V, king of Scots (1513–1542); Margaret, queen of Scots (d. 1541); Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1474-1528
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Caligula B VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VII
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1525–1556
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–513v: A volume of original documents and copies concerning England and Scotland, 1525–1556, several of which relate to a potential marriage between Edward VI and Mary Queen of Scots. f. 1r: Title page. ff. 2r–v, 3v: Original letter from Dr Magnus to Cardinal Wolsey, reporting that he ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

7. Cotton MS Caligula B VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:
ff. 4r–414v: Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, from the reigns of Henry VIII (1509–1547) and Elizabeth I (1558–1603), including The Act for furthering of Iustice in criminall causes, 9 November 1588 (Edinburgh: Henrie Charteris, 158), STC 21887.5, ff. 38r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, Scots, and Spanish
Date Range:
1st quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

8. Cotton MS Caligula D XI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula D XI
Title:
Records and correspondence concerning England and France, 1529
Scope & Content:
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

9. Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/1
Title:
Papers relating to the Reformation, 1533-1536
Scope & Content:
Collection of tracts and papers concerning the power of the King in ecclesiastical councils; the duties of bishops and priests; and the rights of the Church of England against the claims of the Pope. ff. 1r-15v: ‘De potestate regis’. Copy of the latter part of the book published by the authorit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1533-1536
Extent:
1 volume

10. Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/2
Title:
Papers relating to the Reformation, 1533-1536
Scope & Content:
Collection of tracts and papers concerning the power of the King in ecclesiastical councils; the duties of bishops and priests; and the rights of the Church of England against the claims of the Pope. ff. 168r-179v: Letter from Sir Thomas More to King Henry VIII. Defending himself. Chelchith, 5 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1533-1536
Extent:
1 volume