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Project / Collection Additional Manuscripts Language Cipher Name Cardenas, Alonso, Spanish Ambassador in England

1. Add MS 4159

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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

2. Add MS 61484

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Scope & Content:
Vol. CCCLXXXIV (ff. 235). (1) Orders, etc., from Charles II, mostly concerning Irish troops in French service, 1656-1658; including (ff. 5-8) two copies (one signed by Charles) of a paper by Digby concerning preparations for an expedition to England. ff. 1-14b. (2) Memorials, etc., exchanged...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
1649-1664
Extent:
1 item