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1. Cotton MS Caligula B VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:
ff. 4r–414v: Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, from the reigns of Henry VIII (1509–1547) and Elizabeth I (1558–1603), including The Act for furthering of Iustice in criminall causes, 9 November 1588 (Edinburgh: Henrie Charteris, 158), STC 21887.5, ff. 38r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, Scots, and Spanish
Date Range:
1st quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Caligula B X/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B X/1
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1558-1561
Scope & Content:
This is volume 1 of 2 volumes created from Cotton MS Caligula B X. Contents: f. 1r: Note ‘Scotland ab ao. 1558 usque 1567'. f. 1v: Note ‘Lord let mee knowe mine end & the munites of my dayes that I may be Certified how long I have to live saith David'. f. 2r: Inscription of Robert Cotto...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1558-1631
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Caligula C II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C II
Title:
Records and papers (primarily originals) concerning England and Scotland, 1569–1572.
Scope & Content:
This volume is a rich source of materials for Anglo-Scottish relations and the issue of Mary, Queen of Scots in English and Scottish politics between 1570 and 1572 (there is one document, and possibly another, from 1569). It includes original correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots (r: 1542–1567;...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1570-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume.

4. Cotton MS Caligula C IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C IV
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1568–1575
Scope & Content:
ff. 2r–330v: Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1568–1575. Includes the original correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–67; d. 1587); the instructions issued by Sir William Drury (d. 1579), High Marshal of Berwick and General of Her Majesty’s Force...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and French
Date Range:
1573-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Cotton MS Caligula C V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1575–1579
Scope & Content:
ff. 3r–200r: A volume of records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1575–1579, including the original correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots, and drawings by John Dunstall (ff. 73r–75r), including 'Certaine Emblemes upon a clock of the Q. of Scots' (f. 74r). ff. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1575-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Caligula C VI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C VI
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1580–1581
Scope & Content:
A volume of records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1580–1581. It includes items in the hand of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (d. 1598). ff. 2r–v: Robert Bowes, to William Cecil, reporting a plot of Esmé Stuart , Earl of Lennox and his friends to ruin Mor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and French
Date Range:
1580-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

7. Cotton MS Caligula C VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C VII
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1582–1584, including correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots
Scope & Content:
This is a collection of original documents - including many reports from the English Ambassador in Edinburgh, Robert Bowes, as well as letters from James VI, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Catherine de Medici - alongside scribal copies from the early 17th century. Many of the originals of these copie...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1582-1631
Extent:

1 volume

8. 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

9. 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

10. Cotton MS Otho E VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho E VIII
Title:
Papers relating to the Admiralty and Navy, 1553-1613
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the Admiralty and Navy, dating from 1553 to 1613. Including items concerning Sir Richard Hawkins (c. 1560–1622), naval officer; Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618), courtier, explorer, and author; Sir Hugh Willoughby (d. 1554?), sea captain; Sir John Hawkins (1532–1595), merchant a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1553-1613
Extent:
1 volume