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1. Cotton MS Vespasian C I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian C I
Title:
Correspondence concerning England and Spain, 1511-1520
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning England and Spain between 1511 and 1520. Correspondents include Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England and Ireland, Thomas Wolsey (1470/71–1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal, Ferdinand II (1452-1516), King of Aragon, and Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1511-1520
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Vespasian C II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian C II
Title:
Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, April 1522–October 1524
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–382r: Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, April 1522–October 1524, principally of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530), some in the hand of Charles V, king of Spain (1516–1556) and Holy Roman emperor (1519–1556; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1522-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Vespasian C III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian C III
Title:
Correspondence concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–156r: Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526, principally of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530). Primarily English and Latin, partly in cipher, with occasional items in Spanish and Fre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1525-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Vitellius B XX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B XX
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Germany, 1517–1523
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Germany, from 1517-1523. Damaged by fire in 1731, which has obscured the majority of material in the volume. The following account of the volume consists chiefly of writers’ names, and dates, as could be ascertained. f. 1r: Page giving various titles fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1516-1523
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 6345

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6345
Title:
Copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters
Scope & Content:
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