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1. Add MS 4159

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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

2. Add MS 33531

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Title:
State papers and correspondence relating to England and Scotland
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–222v: A volume of papers relating to border affairs between England and Scotland (1528–1594), Scottish state papers and correspondence (1449–1594), and the reign of James VI (1567–1594). Among the papers relating to Mary, Queen of Scots, are transcripts of the proceedings of the Commissi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1449-c 1594
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 35830

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Title:
State letters and papers (Hardwick Papers vol. 482)
Scope & Content:
State letters and papers, principally the correspondence of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (1515/16-1571), diplomat and member of parliament. He was appointed ambassador to France in May 1559, two months before the death of King Henry II, and his letters give detailed accounts of his interviews wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1557-1561
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 48046

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WALSINGHAM CORRESPONDENCE: transcripts of the correspondence of Sir Francis Walsingham during his embassy to France; Aug. 1570-Sept 1572. Partly Latin, French and cipher. Copies, temp. Charles I. Printed with correspondence covering all his missions, 1570-1573 and 1581, in Sir D. Digges, The Com...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
Aug 1570-Sep 1572
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 48049

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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

6. Add MS 48078

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Title:
Correspondence of Thomas Sackville as envoy to the Netherlands, 1583-1598
Scope & Content:
Correspondence of Thomas Sackville, Baron Buckhurst and 1st Earl of Dorset from 1604, during his time as envoy in the Netherlands, 1583-1598. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from Thomas Sackville, Baron Buckhurst, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 26 March 1586. ff. 3r-6v: Two letters from Thomas Sackv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1583-1598
Extent:
1 volume