27. Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia to her father, King James I.; that the Baton de Dona will state to him the particulars of the misfortune that has compelled her husand and herself to leave Prague, and requesting his assistance to prevent their ruin. That she is resolved never to quit her husband, ...
29. The Prince of Orange to the Marques of Buckingham; that the States were about to send ambassadors to Britain for the settlement of differences. Nov. 10, 1621. fo. 54. (French.)
31. The Republick of, Genoa to the Parliament of England; to restore one of its ships captured by the English fleet. April 18, 1651. fo. 59. (Latin.) A memorandum on this paper states that it was read 29 July, 1651.
43. Charles XII. King of Sweden to Queen Anne; thanking her for congratulations on the progress of his arms, &c. Levartow in Poland, March 1703. fo. 87. (Latin.)
47. Charles III. King of Spain to Queen Anne; notifying the departure of her Admiral and what he had done for the security of his kingdom, &c. Lisbon, May 7, 1704. fo. 95. (French.)
48. Charles III. King of Spain to Queen Anne; thanking her for a loan, and stating how he had disposed of it, &c. Lisbon, May 14, 1704. fo. 97. (French.)
10. A treatise intitled "Tonale." Inc. "De origine musice artis quia rudem lectorem vidimus." fo. 68.
Scope & Content:
It contains some account of the discovery of the consonances by Pythagoras, and much relating to the nature of tones, plagal modes, &c. evidently extracted from the Micrologus of Guido.
16. "Regule Magistri Thome Walsingham de figuris compositis et non compositis et de cantu perfecto et imperfecto, et de modis." Inc. "Cum sit necessarium juvenilibus ad facultatem organicam tendentibus." fo. 97 b.
Scope & Content:
The account in this treatise of the musical notes will be found curious and interesting. There can be no doubt that the author of it as Walsingham the historian, who was a monk and also precentor of the abbey of Saint Alban; but it has escaped the notice of Leland, Bale, Pitts, Tanner and Fabric...