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1. Add MS 36444-36452

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ASTON PAPERS: correspondence and papers of the family of Aston, of Tixall, co. Stafford; 1613-1703. Nine volumes. Paper. Folio. The bulk of the collection consists of the official correspondence of Sir Walter Aston (cr. Baron Aston of Forfar 1627), who was twice ambassador in Spain. His first embassy (1621-1625) covered the period of the negotiations for the marriage between Charles, Prince of Wales, and the Infanta Maria, during which Aston, as Resident Ambassador, was joined with Lord Dig...
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Aston family; of Tixall: Correspondence and papers: 1613-1703.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1613-1703
Extent:
9 items

2. Add MS 36451

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ASTON PAPERS. Vol. VIII. (ff. 97). Letter-book of Sir Walter Aston, containing copies of memorials to the Spanish Court and of letters to and from Spanish ministers and officials; 1620-1625. Chiefly in Spanish. Sixteen leaves are missing, after ff. 40, 41, 42. Philip IV of Spain: Correspondence...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1620-1625
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 36449-36450

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ASTON PAPERS. Vols. VI., VII. (ff. 191, 189). Letter-books of Sir Walter Aston, Baron Aston, the first during his first embassy to Spain, 1620-1625, the other during his second embassy, 1635-1638 ; containing copies of his letters to James l., Prince Charles, the Secretaries of State, the Duke of Buckingham, and others. Some abstracts of letters at the beginning of the first letter-book are in Aston's own hand.
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Philip IV of Spain: Correspondence of Sir W. Aston, Baron Aston, while English Ambassador in Spain: 1621-1625, 1635-1638. Walter Aston, 1st Baron Aston of Forfar: Correspondence while Ambassador in Spain: 1621-1625, and 1635-1638.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1620-1638
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 36445

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ASTON PAPERS. Vol. II. (ff. 342). Correspondence of Sir Walter Aston (continued); 1621. The writers are:- William Trumbull; 6 Jan.-14 Dec. 1621. fr. 1-301 passim. John Digby, Baron Digby; 12 Jan.- 23 Dec. 1621. ff. 3, 50,73, 104,144, 191, 194, 225, 233, 265, 299, 319. Sir Robert Mansell; 13 Ja...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1621
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 36444

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ASTON PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 257). Correspondence of Sir Walter Aston; 1619-1620. The writers are:- Sir Robert Naunton, Secretary of State; Sir George Calvert, Secretary of State; 20 Jan., 20 Mar. 1619[20]. ff. 122,134. 4 Aug., 20 Nov. 1620. ff. 173, 238. Sir Dudley Carleton, Ambassador at the S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1619-1620
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 36448

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ASTON PAPERS. Vol. V. (ff. 258). Correspondence of Sir Walter Aston (continued); 1635-1638. The writers are:- Pieter Rychaut; London, 2 Sept. 1635. f. 33. Sir William Courten; London, 3 Sept. 1635. f. 35. [Johann Karl] Graf von Schönberg, Imperial Ambassador in Spain; 14 Mar. 1636. f. 47. Arth...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
1635-1638
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 36447

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ASTON PAPERS. Vol. IV. (ff. 253). Correspondence of Sir Walter Aston (continued); 1624-1625. The writers are:- William Trumbull; Brussels, 13 Jan. 1623[4]-6 Jan. 1624[5]. ff. 14, 39, 41, 62, 67, 69, 82, 91, 104, 122, 133, 139, 147, 157, 164, 174, 183. Sir Dudley Carleton; Hague, 19 Jan. 1624-28...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1624-1625
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 36446

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ASTON PAPERS. Vol. III. (ff. 304). Correspondence of Sir Walter Aston (continued); 1622, 1623. The writers are:- Simon Digby; Vienna, 7 Jan. 1621- 8 Oct. 1622. ff. 3, 19, 23, 66. William Trumbull; Brussels, Al Jan. 1621[2]. f 5. Conde de Gondomar; 31 Jan.-l Apr. 1622. Span. ff. 7, 21, 49. Lord ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1622-1623
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 36452

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ASTON PAPERS. Vol. IX. (ff. 225). Private correspondence of the family of Aston; 1613-1703. Mostly printed, by A. Clifford, Tixall Letters, 1815. The names of the writers are included in the Index. The arrangement agrees with that of the printed work. Among the more important papers are:- 1. P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1613-1703
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 36449

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ASTON PAPERS Vol. VI (ff. 191).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1620-1638
Extent:
1 item