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Language English Name Fitzwilliam, William, Earl of Southampton, courtier and naval administrator, c 1490-1542

1. Add MS 25114

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 25114
Title:
Original state papers, 1527–1545
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–351v: A volume of original letters and state papers, relating chiefly to the embassies of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the courts of Francis I and Charles V, 1527–1545. ff. 1r–18r: Copy of a treaty in Latin between Francis I and Henry VIII for the marriage of the Princess M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1527-1545
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 46354

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 46354
Title:
WRIOTHESLEY'S HERALDIC COLLECTIONS. Vol. IV. 'Writhe's Book of Knights': collections made apparently by John Writhe, Garter King of Arms 1478-1504, and his son Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Garter King of Arms 1505-1534, mainly consisting of lists of knights arranged chronologically under the occasion of their creation, ff. 2b-29, and in the second part, ff. 72b-192b, of the volume painted drawings of their arms and of arms granted by Sir Thomas Wriothesley (see A. R. Wagner, Cat. of English Media...
Scope & Content:
John Writhe, Garter King of Arms: Heraldic collections: 15th-16th centt. Heraldry: Heraldic collections of J. Writhe and Sir T. Wriothesley: 15th-16th centt. Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Garter King of Arms: Heraldic collections: 15th-16th centt. includes: f.1b Sir William Fitzwilliam, Earl of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
14th century-16th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Cotton MS Appendix L

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix L
Title:
State Papers, 1513-1637
Scope & Content:
This volume, primarily of original douments, includes correspondence in the hands of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (1470/71-1530), Thomas Cromwell (d. 1540), and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520/1521-1598); letters from Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532-1590) relating to the Babington conspiracy,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1513-1637
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Caligula D XI

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Cotton MS Caligula D XI
Title:
Records and correspondence concerning England and France, 1529
Scope & Content:
Fragments of records and correspondence concerning England and France, all c. 1529. Badly damaged by fire in 1731, the majority now fragmentary. f. 1r: Fragment of a letter. French. f. 2r: Fragment of a letter. French. f. 3r: Fragment of a letter. Dated 5 June, signed de Boys. French. f. 4r:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c. 1529
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 6345

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6345
Title:
Copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters
Scope & Content:
ff. 1*r–216v: A copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters. It also includes a copy of Princess Mary's confession (ff. 211r–v) along with unrelated material from the 17th century. f. 1*r: Note about Lady De La Warr's ownership of the volume, with the original ownership note pasted on. f. 5*v: The b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1627
Extent:
1 volume

6. Sloane MS 1523

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 1523
Title:
Scope & Content:
Sloane 1523 Paper, in 8vo, ff. 42, XVII century; bound with no. 3111. 1. A short treatise on Fruit Trees (imperfect). ff.1-12. 2. A few extracts from some work on planting trees, (imperfect). ff.13-24. 3. Maxims, sayings, and short accounts of several eminent men who lived mostly in the reig...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item