Collection of works by John Dee (1527-1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary. Including his autobiographical ‘Compendious Rehearsal of John Dee’, geometric and mathematical observations, and his work ‘Of Famous and Rich Discoveries’. f. 1r Table of contents. ff. 2r-13r John Dee, ‘The...
Collection of royal marriage negotiations and contracts, 1396-1615.
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This is a collection of royal marriage negotiations and contracts, 1396-1615. It is largely a collection relating to the English royal family, but also reproduces documents tracing the recent marriage negotiations between France and Spain (culminating in the dual marriages of Louis XIII and Phil...
Codex chartaceus, in folio, incendio laesus, foliis constans 538. cujus contenta seriatim describere haud operae pretium duximus. Haec autem eminent. 1. A discourse concerning marriages and divorces, in 4 chapters; wherein the question about the legality of marriage after divorcement for adulte...
Miscellaneous historical tracts, temp. Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
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Codex chartaceus, in folio, male habitus, constans foliis 440. 1. Names of the treasurers, chancellors, keepers of the great seal of England, and keepers of the rolls; with historical remarks concerning the same; also of some creations. 1. 2. A repertory of letters, instructions, and other matt...