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171. Harley MS 422

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 422
Title:
Papers of John Foxe relating to Protestant and Catholic persecutions in England
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-172v: A collection of papers relating to Protestant and Catholic persecutions in 16th-century England, including the second and third debates of the Jesuit Edmund Campion (b. 1540, d. 1581) at the Tower of London in 1581 (ff. 136r-173v).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1531-1581
Extent:
1 volume

172. Harley MS 423

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 423
Title:
John Foxe's papers, Volume 8
Scope & Content:
The eighth volume of papers belonging to John Foxe (1516/17–1587), martyrologist. Bought from John Strype (1643–1737), historian and biographer. f. 1r-1v: Paper on the mind and exposition of Martin Bucer, on Matthew 18[.7] (‘Woe be to the World, because of Offences’). ff. 2r-9v: Paper on the p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

173. Harley MS 424

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 424
Title:
John Foxe's papers, Volume 9
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–169v: The ninth volume of John Foxe’s papers, bought from John Strype; ff. 116r–169v clearly date from after Foxe’s death. f. 1r: If a man have stolen any thyng of thyne. A charm written on parchment. f. 2r: If any maner of womane haue done the thefte. Another charm written on parchment...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

174. Harley MS 425

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 425
Title:
John Foxe's papers, Volume 10
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–145v: The tenth volume of the ecclesiastical historian John Foxe's papers. ff. 1r–2v: Part of a notable discourse for having the Bible in English, written about the time of Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury, c. 1410, taken ex fragmenta quodam Ecclesiae Wigorniensis. f. 3r: Subscr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
15th century-16th century
Extent:
1 volume

175. Harley MS 427

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 427
Title:
List of soldiers under Edward Whalley; valuations of the possessions of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-24r: An alphabetical list of soldiers, organised according to surname and rank. ff. 25r-34v: A ‘list of Collonel Whalleys Troops with the severall summes of Arreares due to every respectinve person as they were delivered to Worster house and received againe from thence with t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 volume

176. Harley MS 428

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 428
Title:
George Cavendish, Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-74v: George Cavendish (b. 1597, d. c. 1562), Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe, here entitled ‘The Discourse of the Lyffe and Deathe of Cardynall Woolsey’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

177. Harley MS 429

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 429
Title:
Journal and office papers of the Office of Ordnance
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, containing a journal and various office papers, including warrants and letters, of the Office of the Ordnance in the Tower of London, 26 June 1626-14 February 1636 [1637].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1626-1637
Extent:
1 volume

178. Harley MS 430

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 430
Title:
Register of the petitions to the Viceroy [Lord Deputy] of Ireland
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing a register of the petitions to Thomas Wentworth, Viscount Wentworth, Lord Deputy [Lord Lieutenant] of Ireland, 4 July 1637-20 March 1638, along with the orders given by the Lord Deputy in response. Contents: ff. 2-8v: Alphabetical index of the petitioners name...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1637-1638
Extent:
1 volume

179. Harley MS 433

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 433
Title:
A collection of papers from the Signet Office, containing registers of grants, diplomatic correspondence and financial records related to the Crown, from the reigns of Edward V and Richard III
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains registers with abstracts of grants that passed the Signet Office, the king’s personal seal, during the reigns of Edward V and Richard III, and related materials. The latter include a list of office holders at the death of Edward IV, a list of the fees due to officers on ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1463-c 1547
Extent:
1 volume

180. Harley MS 434

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 434
Title:
Cartulary of St Bees Priory
Scope & Content:
General cartulary of St Bees Priory, with a few additions, arranged topographically in 13 books. Includes copies of some royal charters and one or two episcopal charters passim. f. 1r: Flyleaf, a fragment of a charter. f. 1v: Memorandum in English by Robert Paddy, last prior of St Bees (Wilson...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

1 volume

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