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1. Add MS 4101-4478

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Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death
Scope & Content:
They comprise not only original documents (including some of Birch's own private papers) but also a number of transcripts, many of which were made by Birch himself, from originals preserved in public and private collections. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Collections of, bequeathed to the Britis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1200-1799]
Extent:
378 items

2. Add MS 4106

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Vol. I (ff. 276). Viz:- (1) Appointment by Edward IV of John Russell, Bishop of Rochester, and Anthony Wydville, Earl Rivers, to be Governors of Edward, Prince of Wales; 28 Sept. 1473. Copy. ff. 1-5b. (2) Sir Richard Morison to the Council; Spires, 7 Oct. 1552. Transcribed from Cotton MS. Ga...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1473-1657
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4106-4107

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TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS and letters from public and private collections, made by or for Birch, together with some original documents. In two volumes not chronologically arranged: Vol. I, 1473- 1657; Vol. II, 1598-1745. The names of the writers of letters, etc. are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Among the documents are:-
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1473-1745
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 4155-4159

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THURLOE PAPERS. First Series. Collection of state letters and papers relating to events at home and abroad chiefly in the time of the Commonwealth. Most of the documents formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They afterwards came into the hands of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor (1737), and were 'communicated' by him to Birch, according to the Preface to ...
Scope & Content:
John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Correspondence of and state papers collected by: 1577-1668.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1577-1692
Extent:
5 items

5. Add MS 4158

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Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1657-1660
Scope & Content:
The documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intelligence s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1657-1660
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 4159

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State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692.
Scope & Content:
Many of the documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1578-1700
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 4193

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STATE PAPERS RELATING TO EUROPEAN AFFAIRS as affected in many cases by the Quadruple Alliance in 1718, with a few earlier documents; 1653-1730. The principal contents are as follows:- (1) Drafts, etc., of a treaty between George I as 'Electeur de Brunswick' and Frederick William, King of Prussi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1653-1730
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 4273 A-B

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Add MS 4273 A-B
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MISCELLANEOUS BIRCH COLLECTIONS Miscellaneous documents collected by Thomas Birch, probably for the sake of autograph signatures; 1618-1764. Latin, English, Dutch, French, German. They consist chiefly of certificates, letters of ordination, marriage-licences, etc., by various Archbishops, Bishops and other officials, mainly of the northern province, and some foreign documents. The names of the writers, etc., are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1618-1764
Extent:
2 items

9. Add MS 4273 B

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Scope & Content:
Paper; ff. 1-31. Folio. includes: ff. 1-5 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Will, afterwards cancelled: 1764.: Copy. f. 6 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Lists of candidates for the lectureship of: 1755. f. 7 James Mickleton, d 1719 antiquary: Signature: 18th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1618-1764
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 4274-4277

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Add MS 4274-4277
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THORESBY PAPERS Collections of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary, consisting of autograph letters and other documents; circ. 1539-1722. Purchased at the sale of his museum in 1764 by Thomas Birch (see 4274, f. 2). For other Thoresby MSS. see Add. MSS. 4212, 4460, 4926-4933. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper and (4274) paper and vellum. Four volumes. Folio.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1539-1722
Extent:
4 items