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1. Cotton MS Galba B III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1510–1515
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, between 1510 and 1515. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from Thomas Spinelly to Lewis Moreton. Protesting against the demands of Emperor Maximilian. Malines, January 9 1512/13. French. ff. 3v-4r: Contract between Thomas Spinelly and Hans Popenruyter. Concer...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1510-1515
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Galba B IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B IV
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1516
Scope & Content:
Collection of records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, dating from c. 1516. f. 1r: Cottonian title-page. f. 2r-2v: Draft letter from Thomas Wolsey to King Henry VIII’s commissioners in Flanders. Sending instructions for their negotiation concerning the King’s mediation between the E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c. 1516
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Galba B IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B IX
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1526–1531
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–256v: A volume of records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1526–1531; the majority are addressed to Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII. f. 1r: Engraved title-page inserted by Cotton, taken from Lucius Annaeus Seneca, The Works both Morall and Natural, trans. T. Lodge (London, 1614...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Galba B V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1516–1519
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–442v: Volume of letters and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1516–1519. f. 1r: Title-page inserted by Cotton. ff. 2r–5v: Corrected draft in Latin of the form of the pledge to be given by the earls of Oxford, Arundel, etc. and several towns, for the fulfilling of the marriage cont...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Cotton MS Vespasian C I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian C I
Title:
Correspondence concerning England and Spain, 1511-1520
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning England and Spain between 1511 and 1520. Correspondents include Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England and Ireland, Thomas Wolsey (1470/71–1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal, Ferdinand II (1452-1516), King of Aragon, and Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1511-1520
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Vespasian C III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian C III
Title:
Correspondence concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–156r: Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526, principally of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530). Primarily English and Latin, partly in cipher, with occasional items in Spanish and Fre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1525-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

7. Cotton MS Vitellius B XX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B XX
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Germany, 1517–1523
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Germany, from 1517-1523. Damaged by fire in 1731, which has obscured the majority of material in the volume. The following account of the volume consists chiefly of writers’ names, and dates, as could be ascertained. f. 1r: Page giving various titles fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1516-1523
Extent:
1 volume