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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton MS Language English Name Moryson, Richard, humanist and diplomat, c. 1510-1556

1. Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/2
Title:
Papers relating to the Reformation, 1533-1536
Scope & Content:
Collection of tracts and papers concerning the power of the King in ecclesiastical councils; the duties of bishops and priests; and the rights of the Church of England against the claims of the Pope. ff. 168r-179v: Letter from Sir Thomas More to King Henry VIII. Defending himself. Chelchith, 5 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1533-1536
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Galba B XI/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B XI/1
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–202v: A volume of letters and papers concerning Germany and Belgium, over the late-fifteenth to late-sixteenth centuries. ff. 2r–4r: Latin extracts from treaties of commerce between England and the Low Countries, from 1496 to 1564. ff. 5r–10r: A rough draft in Latin of a proclamation o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Last quarter 15th century-3rd quarter 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Titus B II/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus B II/1
Title:
Letter and papers, reigns of Edward VI (1547–1553) to Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–222r: Records and papers from the reigns of Edward VI (1547–1553) to Elizabeth I (1558–1603). f. 1r: A list of contents. ff. 2r–v: A restraint against the exportation of grain, 7 December 1547. f. 3r: A proclamation to certify the names of the collectors appointed for the XVth and Xth;...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid-late 16th century
Extent:
1 volume