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1. Add MS 78168-78271

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Title:
GONSON AND BROWNE 78168-78271. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. I-CIV. Papers which accrued to the Evelyn archive as the family papers of Mary, wife of John Evelyn (1620-1706) and only surviving child of Sir Richard Browne, Bart (1605-1683). They consist of papers (78168-78171) which descended to Browne through his mother Thomasine (d. 1638) from her father Benjamin Gonson the elder (d. 1577) and grandfather William Gonson (d. 1545), both of whom had been in turn Treasurers of the Navy; further pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1641-1660
Extent:
109 items

2. Add MS 78172-78185

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Title:
SIR RICHARD BROWNE (d. 1604), M.P. 78172-78185. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. V-XVIII. Papers of Sir Richard Browne (circa 1538-1604), M.P., as servant to the Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth I, etc.; 1552-1601, n.d. In the 1570s Browne entered the service of Robert Dudley (d. 1588), Earl of Leicester, Steward of the Household to Elizabeth I. On the death of his patron he obtained the post of Clerk of the Green Cloth and subsequently of Clerk Comptroller of the Household (1596). Between 1584 and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1552-1601
Extent:
14 items

3. Add MS 78186-78188

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Title:
CHRISTOPHER BROWNE (1577-1646). 78186-78188. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XIX-XXI. Letters and papers of Christopher Browne, M.P.; 1590-1630, n.d. Christopher Browne, son and heir of Sir Richard Browne (d. 1604), was born in London on 8 Feb. 1577. He may perhaps be identified with the Christopher Browne of London, gentleman, who matriculated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on 2 May 1589, aged 13, and took the B.A. degree in 1593. In 1603-1604 he obtained a lease of the manor of Sayes Court...
Scope & Content:
Christopher Browne, MP: Letters and papers: 1590-1630, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1590-1630
Extent:
3 items

4. Add MS 78189-78263

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Title:
PAPERS OF SIR RICHARD BROWNE, BART. 78189-78263. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XXII-XCVI. Correspondence and papers, official and personal, of Sir Richard Browne, Bart. (1605-1683); circa 1620-1682, n.d. Partly drafts and copies. Partly Latin, Greek, French, Italian and Spanish. Richard, son of Christopher Browne (d. 1646) and Thomasine Gonson, was entered at Christ Church, Oxford, in Michaelmas Term 1620 but did not matriculate in the university until 23 June 1623, the day on which he graduat...
Scope & Content:
Sir Richard Browne, Baronet: Correspondence and papers: 1620-1682, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1620-1682
Extent:
80 items

5. Add MS 78264-78271

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Title:
SIR EDWARD NICHOLAS 78264-78271. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XCVII-CIV. Papers of Sir Edward Nicholas (1593-1669) and other members of the Nicholas family; 1560-1706, n.d. Partly drafts, copies and cipher. Partly Latin and French. The greater part relates to the work of Sir Edward Nicholas as Secretary of State, 1641-1662, and consists of letters and papers of, and relating to Charles I and II. Included are some official papers of his son Edward Nicholas, M.P. (1662-1726). The Nicholas P...
Scope & Content:
Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers: 1640-1669.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1560-1706
Extent:
8 items

6. Add MS 78168-78171

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Title:
WILLIAM AND BENJAMIN GONSON. 78168-78171. EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. I-IV. Papers of William Gonson (d. 1545) and Benjamin Gonson the elder (d. 1577), relating to the Navy, with some family and estate papers; 1535-1577. Partly Latin. William Gonson was succeeded in the office of Treasurer of the Navy by his son Benjamin (called the elder to distinguish him from his own son Benjamin, d. 1600, Clerk of the Ships). Gonson’s naval accounts for 1544-1545 are in Add. MS 7968, while versions of th...
Scope & Content:
Benjamin Gonson, Treasurer of the Navy: Accounts as Treasurer, family and estate papers: 1551-1577.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1535-1577
Extent:
4 items

7. Add MS 78189-78200

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Title:
: Official Correspondence
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1631-1682]
Extent:
12 items

8. Add MS 78220-78224

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Title:
Family and Personal Correspondence
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1619-1683]
Extent:
5 items

9. Add MS 78228-78234

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Title:
Academic and Literary Papers
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1560-1705]
Extent:
12 items

10. Add MS 78201-78209

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Title:
Papers relating to Diplomatic Service
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1575-1665]
Extent:
9 items