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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 18980-18982 Language Cipher Name Maurice, Prince Palatine of the Rhine, royalist army and navy officer, 1621-1652

1. Add MS 18980

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Title:
Royalist correspondence, addressed primarily to Prince Rupert, 1642-1643
Scope & Content:
This is the first volume in a chronological sequence of royalist correspondence, largely to Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine (1619-1682), covering the period 1642-1643. On the spine the manuscript is called 'Rupert Correspondence. 1642. 1643'. Other volumes in the same sequence are...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher and English
Date Range:
1642-1643
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 18981

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Title:
Royalist correspondence, primarily addressed to Prince Rupert, 1643-1644
Scope & Content:
This is the second volume of the 'Rupert Correspondence' - overwhelmingly letters received by Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine (1619-1682) in 1644 - which descended in the family of Rupert's secretary Thomas Bennett until they were purchased by the publisher Richard Bentley, who in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and Scots
Date Range:
1643-1644
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 18982

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Title:
Royalist correspondence, primarily addressed to Prince Rupert, 1645-1658
Scope & Content:
This volume includes correspondence to Prince Rupert during 1645; on the politics of the royalists in exile, and his naval career between 1648 and 1653. At the end is an undated document, a memorial between his brother, Charles Lewis, Elector Palatine, and King Charles II. There is some material...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1645-1658
Extent:
1 volume