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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton MS Language Cipher Name Wingfield, Richard, diplomat, 1469-1525

1. 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

2. Cotton MS Galba B VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B VII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1521–1522
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–409v: A volume of letters and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1521–1522. f. 1r: Printed title-page pasted in by Cotton. ff. 2r–v: Original letter in French from Margaret Archduchess of Savoy to Cardinal Wolsey; sent by Sir Richard Wingfield, whom she desired to come over; expres...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. 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

4. 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