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501. Harley MS 235

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 235
Title:
Statutes of the Order of the Garter
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–29r: A mid-16th-century heraldic manuscript. A note opposite f. 1r by Frederic Madden records that this manuscript is written in the same hand as Harley MS 567 (another heraldic manuscript). f. 1r: Names of the knights of the Garter, 1584. f. 1v: Gilbert Talbot, names of the knights of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1561-1592
Extent:

1 volume

502. Harley MS 247

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 247
Title:
A collection of transcripts from various historical works
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–225r: A collection of transcripts from various historical works. ff. 1r–3v: Collections from Book VII of Livy's History by M. Valerio Corvino. ff. 4r–5v: A tattered fragment of a brief and imperfect chronicle, which begins with a translation of Books II––V of Bede's Ecclesiastical Histo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

503. Harley MS 249

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 249
Title:
A collection of papers concerning political and legal affairs in the time of Henry VIII to James I
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-118v: A large collection of papers concerning political and legal affairs in the time of Henry VIII-James I, including transcripts and originals. The originals date to about 1546-1608. The collection opens with 'The confession taken of twentie and thre of th ecrediblest Forsath...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1546-1608
Extent:
1 volume

504. Harley MS 260

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 260
Title:
Letter-Book of Francis Walsingham as Ambassador to France, 26 Jan 1571-1 April 1573, with the reply to the French Ambassador, 20 Aug 1573
Scope & Content:
This is a scribal copy of the letter-book of Francis Walsingham covering most of his period as English Resident in Paris between early 1571 and spring 1573. The period covers the marriage negotiations of Queen Elizabeth I with two of the brothers of the King of France: Henri, Duke of Anjou (late...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1619-1628
Extent:
1 volume

505. Harley MS 282

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 282
Title:
Letters relating to the embassy of Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1536-1539
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-300v: A collection of original and copies of letters from the correspondence of Sir Thomas Wyatt relating to his embassy (1536-1539); containing letters from and to King Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Wriothesley. The collection ends with a letter by Cardinal Wolsey to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1536-c 1539
Extent:
1 volume

506. Harley MS 283

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 283
Title:
An English collection of letters, mostly from the time of Henry VIII
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-375r: A large collection of more than two hundred letters and papers in English, French, and Latin relating to state affairs, mostly from the reign of King Henry VIII (originals and transcripts). Includes letters by Henry VIII (with his signature), Mary Tudor, Jane Seymour, an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1524-1546
Extent:
1 volume

507. Harley MS 284

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 284
Title:
Original letters and papers concerning state affairs from the time of King Edward VI
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-131v: A large collection of original letters and papers concerning state affairs from the time of King Edward VI, dated 1546-1555.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1546-1555
Extent:
1 volume

508. Harley MS 285

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 285
Title:
A collection of letters and papers relating to the Low Countries and its relations with England from the time of King Edward VI and Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-298v: A collection of letters and papers relating to the Low Countries and its relations with England from the time of King Edward VI and Elizabeth I. Originals and copies in Dutch, English and French from 1549-1586, including an account of the death of William of Orange tran...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and French
Date Range:
1549-1586
Extent:
1 volume

509. Harley MS 286

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 286
Title:
State papers and letters relating to England, 1559-1648
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-326r: A large collection of state papers and letters relating to England, dated to 1559-1648. The collection also contains a printed leaf with a list of jewelry (f. 3r) dated to 22 October 1561, beginning: ‘Ye shall enquier for a fanne of gold of a verie faire fassion with fig...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher and English
Date Range:
1559-1648
Extent:
1 volume

510. Harley MS 287

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 287
Title:
Letters and papers from the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and VI, and Charles I
Scope & Content:
A collection of letters and papers from the reign of Elizabeth I (largely related to events in the Low Countries), James I and VI, and Charles I, mostly original with some authentic copies. ff. 1r–2v: Original letter from Philip Sidney to Francis Walsingham, 24 March 1586, Utrecht, complaining ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-mid 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

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