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1. Stowe MS 168

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Stowe MS 168
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EDMONDES PAPERS. VOL. III. (ff. 385). 21 Feb. 1605-22 Mar. 1606, N.S. Edmondes started for Brussels on 19 April, 1605, and his first letter here is dated 3 May, containing an account of the Marquis Ambrosio Spinola, the newly-appointed Spanish General in the Low Countries. The principal events t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
21 Feb 1605-22 Mar 1606
Extent:
1 item

2. Stowe MS 180

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Stowe MS 180
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COLLECION Of Miscellaneous papers relating to state affairs and ecclesiastical, local and other matters in the 17th century; followed by poetical pieces, mostly of an amatory character, but of which a few are on political subjects. The most important are:- 1. Summary of events in the reign of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Stowe MS 185

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Stowe MS 185
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Vol. II. (ff. 226). 1653-1746. 1. Letters and papers relating to the sale of fee-farm rents, 1653- 1655. Included are:-(a) Order from the " Commissioners for removing obstructions in ye Sale of the Honours, etc., of ye late King, Queene and Prince," concerning the purchase of the Honour of Hig...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1653-1746
Extent:
1 item

4. Stowe MS 424

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Stowe MS 424
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MISCELLANIES, legal and political:- 1. Reading of Edward Bagshaw on 25 Edw. III., c. 7, in the Middle Temple, 24 Feb. 1639 [40]; with index. From a MS. belonging to Sir Henry Yelverton. f. 3. 2. Reading of Henry Slierfield on 32 Hen. VIII. c. 1, of Wills, ill Lincoln's Inn, Easter term, 1624...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Stowe MS 487

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Stowe MS 487
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" RULES and Regulations established by the Ordnance for the government of their officers, civil and military, in the West Indies, relative to the mode of drawing for and paying away monies; and also respecting the manner of making up their cash accounts. Surveyor - General's Office, 23 Dec. 1790...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1790-1805
Extent:
1 item

6. Stowe MS 921

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Stowe MS 921
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"ABSTRACT of British West Indian trade and navigation," 1770-1805, by Sir William Young, Bart. On ff. 31 b-32 b are tables showing (a) the "comparative mortality of British troops of the line in each West Indian Island during 4 years of inactive war," viz. 1799-1802;-(b) "Returns of British troo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1770-1805
Extent:
1 item