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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 609
Title:: Queen Elizabeth I's household expenses, 1576
Scope & Content:: An account of Queen Elizabeth I's expenses on food ('ordinarye dyett') for the year 1576, along with 'Estimates of the Board Wages, Bouche of the Court, Wast & other Incidents.' It has been annotated in several places by William Cecil.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1576
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 611
Title:: Jewels and other treasures delivered to Mary Tudor
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-1v: A letter to William Paulet, Lord High Treasurer, 1st Marques of Winchester, concerning jewels, gold, silver and books delivered by him to Lady Jane Grey, dated 1 September 1553; with an autograph signature of Queen Mary I [Mary Tudor]: ‘Mary the quene’. f. 2r: A declarat...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1553-1558
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 617
Title:: Issues of arms by the Ordnance, 1558-1574
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-31v: The ‘Issue of the saide office conteyninge the charge of redie money for all Provisions delivered only by warrant from the Quenes majestie and her honorable Counsell for her service in sundrie her highnes Townes, Castles, Fortes, and Bulwarkes, as well within the Realme, a...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 620
Title:: Account book for the expenses of Cardinal Wolsey’s journey to Calais, 1521
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: A title page: ‘The book of Solve In my lordes graces Jorney to Cales, Bruges and other places - Mr Robert Carter occupyinge the office of Stewardeshipe [.xiij. H.8]’. ff. 2r-39r, 50r-61v: An Account book for the expenses of Cardinal Wolsey’s journey to Calais, 1521. ff. 40...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1521-1522
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 642
Title:: 'Basilica Oeconomia, or Several Ordinances, Rules and Orders for the Government of the Howsehold of the Kings and Queens of England...'
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume, titled ''Basilica Oeconomia, or Several Ordinances, Rules and Orders for the Government of the Howsehold of the Kings and Queens of England and their Children both of former and of later times; An Exact Index of which particulars is inserted in the next page ensuinge. An...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1610-1650
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 681
Title:: The History of King James VI of Scotland
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-80r: ‘The History of James the 6th Kinge of Scotland Crouned Anno Io Etatis suae, with the Instabillity of his Regents and theire unhappy Ends; with the troubles & tumultuous Riseinge in Armes Against the Kings Regents, & the treaterous dealeings, and Banishments of Div...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1575-1595
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 737
Title:: A collection of political papers, largely concerning the King's right to impose taxes without parliamentary consent
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-2r: ‘A Remonstrance delivered to his Majesty in writeing after the Inhibicion given by him to the lower howse of Parliament as well by word of mouth as by letters not to proceede in the examining his right to impose without essente of Parliament’. ff. 3r-31r: ‘The Questiones ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 1637-1641
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 816
Title:: Sir Robert Cotton, An aunswer made by Command of Prince Henry, to certaine propositions of Warr and Peace deliuered to his Highnes by some of his Millitarie Servants
Scope & Content:: King James I and VI commissioned Sir Robert Cotton to write this fourteen-point treatise based on classical authorities and recent historical examples. It refutes the claims made in the pamphlet entitled 'Arguments for Warre', produced by Prince Henry's military advisors in 1608. These works cam...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 831
Title:: George Puttenham, An Apology or True Defence of Her Majesty's Honourable and Good Renown
Scope & Content:: f. 1r: 'An apologie, or true defence of her Maiesties honor and good renowne against all such as haue unduelie sought or shall seek to blemish the fame, with any injustice, crueltie, or other unprincely behaviour in any parte of her Maiesties proceedings against the late Scotish Queene, Be it fo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Early 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 849
Title:: Edmund Plowden, A treatise proving Mary Queen of Scots' right to the English throne, 1566
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–30v: 'A treatice prouing that if our Soueraigne Lady queen Elizabeth (whom god blesse with long lyffe & many children) shoulde die without issue; that the Quene of Scottes by her birthe in Scotlande is not disabled by the lawe of England to receiue the crowne of Inglande by discent.' ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Late 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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