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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton MS Language English Name Radcliffe, Thomas, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord President of the Council of the North

1. Cotton MS Caligula C II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C II
Title:
Records and papers (primarily originals) concerning England and Scotland, 1569–1572.
Scope & Content:
This volume is a rich source of materials for Anglo-Scottish relations and the issue of Mary, Queen of Scots in English and Scottish politics between 1570 and 1572 (there is one document, and possibly another, from 1569). It includes original correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots (r: 1542–1567;...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1570-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume.

2. Cotton MS Otho E IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho E IV
Title:
Letter-book of Sir Henry Brooke alias Cobham (d. 1592) as English Ambassador in France, 1580-1582
Scope & Content:
This is the letter-book (1580-1582) of Sir Henry Brooke alias Cobham (1537-1592), English Ambassador in France. (Cobham preferred to use the family title of Cobham as surname rather than the actual family name of Brooke). The volume was badly damaged in the fire of the Cotton MSS in 1731, so na...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1580-1582
Extent:
1 volume.

3. Cotton MS Titus B II/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus B II/2
Title:
Records and papers, reign of Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:
ff. 223r–514v: Records and papers from the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603), including discourses related to her marriage and the succession of the crown (ff. 255r–258v and ff. 260r–261v). f. 223r: Title page, Letters and Papers of State temp. Eliz. Reg. ff. 224r–225v: An intercepted letter f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century
Extent:
1 volume