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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 609
Title:: Queen Elizabeth I's household expenses, 1576
Scope & Content:: An account of Queen Elizabeth I's expenses on food ('ordinarye dyett') for the year 1576, along with 'Estimates of the Board Wages, Bouche of the Court, Wast & other Incidents.' It has been annotated in several places by William Cecil.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1576
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 610
Title:: Liber Niger Domus Regis Edwardi IV
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-77r: Liber Niger Domus Regis Edwardi IV or 'The Coppye of the Blacke Book of the Orders of the Kinges Howshould kepte in the custodye of the Comptroler'.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 611
Title:: Jewels and other treasures delivered to Mary Tudor
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-1v: A letter to William Paulet, Lord High Treasurer, 1st Marques of Winchester, concerning jewels, gold, silver and books delivered by him to Lady Jane Grey, dated 1 September 1553; with an autograph signature of Queen Mary I [Mary Tudor]: ‘Mary the quene’. f. 2r: A declarat...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1553-1558
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 615
Title:: Genealogies of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Shropshire
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 3r-6r: An index of names. ff. 7r-243r: Genealogies of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Shropshire, copied by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Heralds, at his Visitation of 1569; made at the order of Alexander Evesham. The manuscript contains a few later addi...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 617
Title:: Issues of arms by the Ordnance, 1558-1574
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-31v: The ‘Issue of the saide office conteyninge the charge of redie money for all Provisions delivered only by warrant from the Quenes majestie and her honorable Counsell for her service in sundrie her highnes Townes, Castles, Fortes, and Bulwarkes, as well within the Realme, a...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 619
Title:: Miroir du Fleur de la Noblesse du Pays-Bas
Scope & Content:: This composite manuscript consists of two parts that were created at different times. Part 1 (ff. 1r-81v) is dated to 1586. Part 2 (ff. 82r-89v) was copied by Sir Simonds D'Ewes (b. 1602, d. 1650), perhaps (but not necessarily) after he acquired the first part in 1624. Contents: Part 1: f...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 1586-c 1650
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 620
Title:: Account book for the expenses of Cardinal Wolsey’s journey to Calais, 1521
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: A title page: ‘The book of Solve In my lordes graces Jorney to Cales, Bruges and other places - Mr Robert Carter occupyinge the office of Stewardeshipe [.xiij. H.8]’. ff. 2r-39r, 50r-61v: An Account book for the expenses of Cardinal Wolsey’s journey to Calais, 1521. ff. 40...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1521-1522
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 642
Title:: 'Basilica Oeconomia, or Several Ordinances, Rules and Orders for the Government of the Howsehold of the Kings and Queens of England...'
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume, titled ''Basilica Oeconomia, or Several Ordinances, Rules and Orders for the Government of the Howsehold of the Kings and Queens of England and their Children both of former and of later times; An Exact Index of which particulars is inserted in the next page ensuinge. An...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1610-1650
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 643
Title:: Acts of the Privy Council, 1553-1558
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-316r: Acts of the Privy Council, 1553-1558. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1*r: A title-page: ‘Extract of the Acts of Counsell during the bloudy Raignes of King Philip and Queene Marie from the 13th day of August anno Domini 1553 to the 15th day of November ann...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 646
Title:: Account of his life by Sir Simonds d’Ewes
Scope & Content:: Detailed autobiographical account by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, from his birth on 18 December 1602 to 8 May 1636, ending abruptly with the death of his infant son. Also includes matters relating to his friends, and to public affairs, both national and international. ff. 1-173. The autobiography is fol...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2nd quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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