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61. Cotton Roll I 2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll I 2/3
Title:
Complaint of William Williams and others to the barons of the Exchequer, setting out their case against Sir Robert Cotton and others, concerning rents in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
Complaint of William Williams and others to Richard Weston (1577-1635), Lord Weston and Treasurer of England (later 1st earl of Portland), Sir Francis Cottingham (c. 1579-1652), Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Humphrey Davenport, knight and Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and the other barons of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1631
Extent:
1 roll

62. Cotton Ch IV 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 33
Title:
Letter of James I to the Dean of the Arches, ordering him to let David English hold the vicarage of Stepney
Scope & Content:
Letter of King James I of England (r. 1603-1625) and VI of Scotland (r. 1567-1625) to Sir Daniel Dunne, knight and Dean of the Arches, ordering him to let David English hold the vicarage of Stepney (Middlesex), to which he had been presented by James, until English is evicted, if necessary, by o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1603
Extent:
1 leaf

63. Cotton Ch IV 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 4
Title:
Memoranda regarding a sealed bag in the treasury of Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
Memorandum that a sealed canvas bag was delivered by Vincent Skinner to the treasury of Westminster Abbey, on the orders of William Cecil (1521-1598), Lord Burghley and Treasurer of England. The bag is not to be removed except by order of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). 6 November ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1595-1604
Extent:
1 leaf

64. Cotton Ch III 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch III 10
Title:
Letter of Robert Cecil to Robert Devereux, earl of Essex, asking for his servant's horses to be returned
Scope & Content:
Letter of Robert Cecil (1563-1612, later 1st earl of Salisbury) to Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex (1565-1601), asking that Devereux's keeper of East Bere forest (Hampshire) release the horses of Cecil's servant, a mariner who has recently leased a copse called Horwithy in the forest, which t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1588
Extent:
1 booklet

65. Cotton Ch I 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 6
Title:
The right and title of Thomas Cotton to his house in Westminster
Scope & Content:
The right and title of Thomas Cotton (1594-1662) to his house and gardens in St Margaret's Parish, Westminster. Lists the descent of the house from its grant by King James I of England (r. 1603-1625) to Robert Bowyer (c. 1560-1621), parliamentary official and politician, in 1614. Bowyer sold th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1630
Extent:
1 booklet

66. Cotton Ch IV 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 25
Title:
Draft writ of Elizabeth I to Sir Francis Drake on the preparations for his raid on Spain’s American colonies
Scope & Content:
Draft of a writ of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) regarding the preparations for his raid on Spain’s American colonies in 1585. The queen is pleased with the preparations for the voyage of 11 ships, 4 barques and 80 privateers, for Drake and his men...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1585
Extent:
1 leaf

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