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61. Stowe MS 98

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Stowe MS 98
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"ABDICATION du Roi Victor Amadée de Sardaigne": a contemporary account of the abdication of Victor Amadeus in 1730, and of his attempt to recover the throne in 1731; [by the Marquis de Trivié, previously envoy of King Victor at the English court]. At the end is a copy of the Act of Abdication. F...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

62. Stowe MS 114

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Stowe MS 114
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" THE PREVARICATION of Holy Church Libertyes ": the first five chapters of the work, as above (No. 113), ending with the death of Queen Mary. No general title is given, and the text varies in places from No. 113. The first chapter is headed " The lawfullnesse of King Henry the 8th his marriage w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 item

63. Stowe MS 256-261

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Stowe MS 256-261
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CORRESPONDENCE and papers, political and private, of Major Richard Phelps, Secretary to the Embassy at Turin, and Under- Secretary of State for the Northern Department; 17 Febr. 1744/5- 16 Febr. 1768. Prefixed are originals and copies of state despatches supplied for his use on entering office, 22 June, 1725-26 Sept. 1757. Phelps's official letters are rough drafts made for the Secretary of State, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who has in many instances added to, or even rewritten, the ...
Scope & Content:
Richard Phelps, Under-Secretary for Northern Department: Political correspondence and papers: 1725-1768.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
22 Jun 1725-16 Feb 1768
Extent:
6 items

64. Stowe MS 128

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Stowe MS 128
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STATUTES of Norwich Cathedral, granted by Queen Elizabeth In a hand of the period, with marginal corrections. Followed (f. 17) by a transcript of the same by Francis Blomefield, from whom the volume appears to have descended (see f. 1) to Thomas Martin, of Palgrave. Paper; ff. 27. Folio. Norwic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[between 1558-1603]
Extent:
1 item

65. Stowe MS 130

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Stowe MS 130
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" EPITOME Pontificum Romanorum a S. Petro usque ad Paulum IIII."; by Onofrio Panvinio. Printed (Venetiis, 1557). With engraved portraits of the Popesinserted in the margins; and with additions in MS. at the end, carrying on the work to Clement VIII. (elected 1592). Followed (f. 267 b) by a "Nota...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 item

66. Stowe MS 213-217

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Stowe MS 213-217
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ESSEX PAPERS. Vols. XIV.-XVIII. (ff. 376, 365, 224, 324, 257). Letter-books or register of "Letters written by his Excellency Arthur, Earle of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland "; 5 Aug. 1672 -15 Aug. 1677. Chiefly autograph. Included are many copies or drafts of papers relating to the revenue, the pay of the army, and other matters. Five volumes. A transcript of vol. xvi., for 1675, is in Add. 28,031.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1672-15 Aug 1677
Extent:
5 items

67. Stowe MS 219-220

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Stowe MS 219-220
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LETTER-BOOK containing copies of the letters of James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos, when Ambassador at Constantinople, written to the successive Secretaries of State in England, the Levant Company, the Consuls of the various Mediterranean Ports, and especially Gamaliel Nightingale, Consul at Aleppo, and WilliamRaye, ConsulatSmyrna, etc.; 30 Mar. 1681-16 July, 1688. Most of the letters relate to the transactions and interests of the Levant Company and to the Mediterranean Trade; but curious det...
Scope & Content:
William Raye, Consul at Smyrna: Letters to, from Lord Chandos: 1681-1688.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
30 Mar 1681-16 Jul 1688
Extent:
2 items

68. Stowe MS 243-245

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Stowe MS 243-245
Title:
LETTER-BOOKS of Hon. Alexander Stanhope, Envoy to the States-General, April, 1700-Jan. 1704 [5]; consisting of transcripts of his despatches to James Vernon, William Blathwayt, Sir Charles Hedges, Charles, Earl of Manchester, Daniel, Earl of Nottingham, and Robert Harley, successive Secretaries of State, James Cressett, Minister at Hamburg, Hugh Greg, Minister at Copenhagen, Sir George Rooke, the Duke of Marlborough, and others. Three Volumes. Paper. Folio. Vol. I. (ff. 171). 12/23 Apr. 1700...
Scope & Content:
Hon Alexander Stanhope: Letter-books, when Envoy to the States-General: 1700-1705. Netherlands, United Provinces: Letter-books of Hon. A. Stanhope, Envoy to the Hague: 1700-1705.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1700-[Jan 1705]
Extent:
3 items

69. Stowe MS 267

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Stowe MS 267
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LIST of state letters, tracts, speeches and bills in Parliament, ballads, and other papers illustrating the history of England from 1624 to 1735; in the hand of Rev. Philip Morant (ob. 1.778). At f. 20 begins a chronological list of State Trials and literature relating to the same, from 1388 to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

70. Stowe MS 166-177

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Stowe MS 166-177
Title:
COLLECTION of State Papers and correspondence of Sir Thomas Edmondes, Knt.; 1592-1633. A few earlier and later papers are included in the last volume. Edmondes was English Agent at Paris, 1592-1599; Ambassador at the Archduke Albert's court at Brussels, 1605-1609; Ambassador to France, 1610-1617; Comptroller of the Household, 1616 ; Treasurer of the Household, 1618; and died in 1639. Twelve volumes. Paper. Folio. The collection includes original letters of English ambassadors to France and S...
Scope & Content:
Sir Thomas Edmondes, diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1592-1633, with additions 1470-1663.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1592-1633
Extent:
12 items