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91. Cotton MS Titus B VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus B VIII
Title:
Miscellaneous papers, AD 729–1618 (originals and copies), including the instructions given by Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558–1603) to Henry Herbert, 2nd earl of Pembroke (d. 1601), Lord President of the council in the Marches of Wales, 1586 (1r–49v); a narrative of English naval expeditions, 1588–1603 (96r–156v: imperfect); Sir Walter Raleigh, Journal of his second voyage to Guiana, 1617–1618 (162r–175v); Richard Madox, Journal of a voyage to discover a passage to Cathay, 1582 (180r–221r)...
Scope & Content:
Language(s): English, French, Latin, and cipher; (?)the dialect of Coast Miwok Indians (191r); Javanese (191v); Middle English (323r–324r); Latin, English, Dutch, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek, Italian and French (f. 351) Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 373. 1. Instructions given by Q. El...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Coast Miwok, Dutch, English, English, Middle, French, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Javanese, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

92. 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

93. Cotton MS Vespasian C VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian C VII
Title:
Correspondence and other records (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, May 1471–June 1588, including letters of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547), Charles V, king of Spain (1516–1556) and Holy Roman emperor (1519–1556; d. 1558), King Philip II of Spain (1556–1598) and Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558–1603), and incorporating Considerations necessaires sur un Traicté de Paix avec l’Espagnol, 1587 (ff. 3–14: printed text)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): primarily Latin, English and Spanish, partly in cipher, with occasional items in French, Portuguese and Italian Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 487. 1. A printed tract, entitled, "Considerations necessaires sur un traicté de paix avec l'Espagnol." 1587. 3.2. Edward IV;...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

94. Cotton MS Vespasian F VI

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Cotton MS Vespasian F VI
Title:
Correspondence and other records (originals and transcripts) concerning England and France, 1572, including letters of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558–1603), King Charles IX of France (1560–1574), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (d. 1598), Francis Walsingham (d. 1590) and Sir Thomas Smith (d. 1577); Treaty of Blois, 1572 (24r–44v); Ad Serenissimam Angliæ, Franciæ, Hyberniæ Reginam Elizabetham, Pro Christianorum Defensio Oratio (289r–294v)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): English, French, Latin and Italian, partly in cipher Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 297. 1. Sir Fr. Walsingham? to Ld. Burleigh? giving an account of an interview he had with the Q. of Navarre, concerning the proposed marriage between the prince of Navarre; and lady M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1572-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

95. Cotton MS Vitellius B II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B II
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1509–1515
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Rome, dating between 1509 and 1515. f. 1r: Title-page. f. 2v: Fragment of a letter to King Henry VIII, from an unnamed cardinal. Sending intelligence from Italy, and reporting that Bologna has been taken by Imperial forces. Latin. f. 3r-3v: Letter fr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1509-1515
Extent:
1 volume

96. Cotton MS Vitellius B III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1516–1518
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 262. [See Rymer xiii. 572. 573. 583. 589. 590. 593. 596. 600. 601. 603. 604. 607.] 1. Card. S. Chrysogoni, to Card. Wolsey; professing his devotedness; and about the Turks, and the affairs of Lombardy. (Orig. Lat.) Florence, Jan. 18, 1516. 1. 2. The ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

97. Cotton MS Vitellius B IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B IV
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1519–1522
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 228, quoram 3 ultimi membran. [See Rymer XIII. 373.] 1. ........ to Card. Wolsey; congratulating and commending him on the league he had been the means of concluding. (Lat.) Saragossa, Jan. 1519. 1. 2. Fred. Gonzaga, Marq. of Mantua, to Henry VIII; n...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

98. Cotton MS Vitellius B VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B VIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1526
Scope & Content:
Codex chartac. in folio, constans, foliis 166. 1. Card. Campeius, to Card. Wolsey; reports the K. of Navarre's escape from Pavia, and a peace which is said to have been concluded between the Emperor and the Fr. king; also about a peace between the Pope and the Emperor. (Orig. Lat.) Rome, Jan. 3...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

99. Cotton MS Vitellius B XIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B XIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1530–1532
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–240v: Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1530–1532, including papers concerning the divorce of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) from Catherine of Aragon. See Burnet, vol. i. Coll. f. 85. 88. 107. 110-118 vol. iii. Coll. f. 32.] f. 1r: Title-page. ff. 2r–5v: An account...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

100. 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