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1. Add MS 24182

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Add MS 24182
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AUTOGRAPH letters of the following:- 1. Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre, to Henry III. of France; [1586]. Fr. f. 1. 2.Elizabeth, Queen of England, to the Duc de Nevers; Nonsuch, 27 Aug. 1595. Fr. Signed; with seal. f. 3. 3. Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux; Germigny, 3 Nov. 1692. Fr. f. 5. 4. William III. of England; Namur, 8 July, 1695. Fr. f. 7. 5. William Blathwayt [Secretary at War] to [George] Stepnoy [Envoy to the Elector of Brandenburg]; [circa 1690], f. 9. ...
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includes: f. 1 Henry III of Navarre: Letter from Marguerite, his wife, to her brother, Henri III., of France: 1586.: Fr. f. 1 Henry III of France: Letter to, from his sister Marguerite: 1586.: Fr. f. 3 Luigi Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers; Governor of Champagne: Letter to, from - Qu. Elizabeth: 1595.:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1586-1821
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 38175

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Add MS 38175
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1. CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Sir Kenelm Digby; 1 April, 1633 (?) 15 April, 1668. Mostly private and personal. Included are (a) Wills of Dame Mary Digby, his mother, one holograph, 1 June, 1647, 23 Aug. 1649. ff. I 1 b, 17 b ; (b) Letters of Sir K. Digby to Charles Cornwallis and Sir Frederic Cornwallis, his cousins, 1 May, 1658, 6/16 Feb. 1658/9. Holograph. ff. 40-43 ; (c) Letters of F[rances, wife of John Manners, 8th Earl of] Rutland, to her nephew S. Crow, [son of Sir S. Crow, 1st Bart...
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includes: f. 1 Dorothy Abington: Letter to Sir K. Digby: 1633 (?). ff. 1-62 Sir Kenelm Digby: Letters to, etc.: 1633 (?)-1665. f. 3 Sir William Ogle: Letter to Sir K. Digby: 1635. ff. 6, 7, 9, 29 Mary Stradling, wife of Sir E Stradling, 2nd Baronet: Letters, etc., to Sir K. Digby: 1639-1654. ff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Apr 1633-1744
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 38189

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Add MS 38189
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COLLECTION of dance-tunes, numbers from operas, etc., apparently begun by Sir (?) John Rowland (f. 1 b) shortly before 1696 (date of earliest known work), with additions in 1722 (f. 17) and later. The treble of an anthem by Purcell ("My song shall be alway," f. 12 b) is also included. Among the instrumental compositions are "Duke upon Duke" [by H. Holcombe, 1723]. f. 6; "Joy to great Cæsar" (the tune to which G. B. Farinelli set his ground, and Corelli his "Follia di Spagna" variations). f. ...
Scope & Content:
Music: English dances, incidental music from operas, etc.: circ. 1696, 18th cent. includes: f. 6 Henry Holcombe: Arrangement from "Duke upon Duke": 1723. f. 8 Giovanni Battista Farinelli: Ar-rangement of ground bass composed by (?): 17th-18th cent. f. 8 Arcangelo Corelli, composer: Arrangement...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1696-c 1723
Extent:
1 item