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1. Cotton MS Appendix XLVII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix XLVII
Title:
Richard Madox, Journal of a voyage to discover a passage to Cathay, 1582
Scope & Content:
Language(s): English, Latin and cipher; Timne (43r)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, Latin, and Timne
Date Range:
1582
Extent:
1 item

2. Cotton MS Caligula B II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B II
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, temp. Henry VIII (1509–1547)
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 382. 1. The Duke of Norfolk, to Carlisle, herald at arms; directing him to persuade James V. to favour Angus; and informing him that the E. of Northumberland and lord Dacre would shortly come down to treat of the redress of grievances. (Orig.) Worcest...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Cotton MS Caligula B III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B III
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, temp. Henry VIII (1509–1547)
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 312. 1. Lord T. Dacre, to the Bp. of Durham; about incursions into Tweedale and Annandale; and justifying himself. (Orig.) Carlisle, Oct. 23, 1513. 1. 2. Lord T. Dacre, to the Bp. of Durham; acquaints him of the E. of Surrey having been made lord lieu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and French
Date Range:
1st half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

4. 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

5. 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

6. Cotton MS Caligula B X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B X
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1558–1567
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 399. [Anderson, in his Collections relating to Mary, Queen of Scots, has published many letters &c. from this volume and from Calig. C. I. See also Burnet's Reformation, vol. iii coll. ff. 278, 283, 352, 358. and Forbes' State Papers vol. i. 84, 3...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter 16th century-1st quarter 17th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Cotton MS Caligula B X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B X
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1558-1567
Scope & Content:
This manuscript has been divided into two volumes: Cotton MS Caligula B X/1 (ff. 1-208) and Cotton MS Caligula B X/2 (ff. 209-412).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1558-1631
Extent:
2 volumes

8. Cotton MS Caligula C I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C I
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1567–1570
Scope & Content:
Much of this volume relates to the exile of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567; d. 1587), and including the original correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots; Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Catherine de Medici, Queen Dowager of France (d. 1589); Sir William Cecil (later 1st Baron Burghley, d. 1598); ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1567-1631
Extent:
1 volume.

9. Cotton MS Caligula C II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C II
Title:
Records and papers (primarily originals) concerning England and Scotland, 1569–1572.
Scope & Content:
This volume is a rich source of materials for Anglo-Scottish relations and the issue of Mary, Queen of Scots in English and Scottish politics between 1570 and 1572 (there is one document, and possibly another, from 1569). It includes original correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots (r: 1542–1567;...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1570-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume.

10. Cotton MS Caligula C III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland (originals and copies), 1568/9–1585, including a diary of John Lesley, bishop of Ross (d. 1596), 1571 (4r–40r); letters of Mary, queen of Scots (1542-67; d. 1587) (ff. 171, 244–248, 261–262, 423, 618, 620); and the pleading of Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk (d. 1572) (f. 189)
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 597. 1. A tract in 12mo. entitled, "Commentaria diurna Jo. Leslie episcopi Rossensis:" being the bishop’‘s journal, in his own hand, from April 11 to Oct. 16, 1571. 1. 2. Various papers and memorandums on the affairs of Scotland, and the nobility ther...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1571-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item