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1. Add MS 4157

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Add MS 4157
Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1655-1657
Scope & Content:
The documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intelligence s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1655-1657
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 4159

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Add MS 4159
Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692.
Scope & Content:
Many of the documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1578-1700
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 48049

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Add MS 48049
Title:
Papers relating to Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots, 1565-c. 1600
Scope & Content:
This volume is made up of copies and drafts relating to Mary Queen of Scots and more broadly to Scottish politics in the reign of King James VI (up to c. 1600). The volume forms part of the papers collected by Robert Beale, Clerk of the Council, and there are many endorsements, memoranda and dra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Greek, Ancient, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1560-1605
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 61118

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Add MS 61118
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Scope & Content:
BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. XVIII (ff. 232). (1) Correspondence of Sidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin, as follows: — (a) Correspondence with Queen Anne; [1704?]-1710. Partly his drafts and partly copies by Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, with her annotations. Partly printed, for example, in Coxe, Memoirs ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and French
Date Range:
1701-1710
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 61620

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Add MS 61620
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Scope & Content:
Vol. DXX (ff. 253). (1) For charters of incorporation, patents of monopoly, etc.; aft. 1704-circ. 1710, n.d. Partly printed. See also Add. Ch. 76092 below. ff. 1-46. (2) For appointments of consuls; 1707-1709. ff. 47b-52. (3) For negotiation and enforcement of treaties relating to commerce...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1703-1716
Extent:
1 item