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Language French Name Henry IV, of France Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Add Ch 71246

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Guillaume Roul de la Ragotière: Appointment by Henry IV as President of the Chambre des Comptes of Brittany: 1598.: Fr. Henry IV of France: Appointment of G. R. de la Ragotière as President of the Chambre des Comptes of Brittany: 1598.: Fr.: Signed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1598
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 4106

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Vol. I (ff. 276). Viz:- (1) Appointment by Edward IV of John Russell, Bishop of Rochester, and Anthony Wydville, Earl Rivers, to be Governors of Edward, Prince of Wales; 28 Sept. 1473. Copy. ff. 1-5b. (2) Sir Richard Morison to the Council; Spires, 7 Oct. 1552. Transcribed from Cotton MS. Ga...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1473-1657
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4107

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State papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch
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Collection of state papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer. Vol. II. Including transcripts of letters in the hands Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Records, Tower of London (ff. 68r-77v), and transcripts of letters from the Hanover Papers (Sto...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1598-1745
Extent:
1 volume.

4. Add MS 4125

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ANTHONY BACON PAPERS Collection of letters and papers on state affairs, chiefly originals, from the papers of Anthony Bacon and addressed to him, used by Birch in his Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, 2 vols., 1754, and his Historical View of the Negotiations between England, France and B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1584-1657
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 4155

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English political and diplomatic papers, 1587-1689
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This is a miscellaneous collection of papers, including Elizabethan political and military matters; the parliamentary politics of the 1620s; and a number of early 17th-century diplomatic letters. There are probably some originals amongst the collection, but it is evidently mainly a collection of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1587-1740
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 4159

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State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692.
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Many of the documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1578-1700
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 4299

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of letters and papers, of a commercial and diplomatic character, mostly referring to foreign affairs. Included are some original letters, imperfect or unsigned drafts, etc. The names of the writers, etc. are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 19272

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AUTOGRAPH LETTERS of foreign princes and distinguished persons, viz. Various members of the family of Orsini, of Pitigliano, etc., 1425- 1487, Ital., f. 1; Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; Bruges, 17 Jan. 1444/5 ; Signed. Fr., f. 18; Roderigo Borgia, Bishop of Porto, Cardinal [afterwards Pope Alexander VI. ]; 9 Sept. 1477, Ital., f. 21; Marguerite de France [daughter of Francis I. ]; n. d. Fr. Hologr., f. 22; Charles IX. of France; St. Germain en Laye, 24 Oct. and 10 Nov. 1561. Fr. Signed,...
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Autographs: Miscellaneous royal and other letters: 1425-1762. Justinus de Nassau: Letters: 1589-1630.: Fr. includes: f. 1 Orsini family; of Pitigliano: Letters of various members: 1425-1487.: Ital. f. 18 Philip III; Duke of Burgundy; the Good: Letter: 1444/5.: Fr. f. 21 Alexander VI; Pope: Le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1425-1762
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 19398

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Royal and noble autographs, 1399-1646
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Original letters, bills of privy seal, orders of Privy Council, and other documents, bearing the autograph signatures of royal and noble people, principally of England. Between 1399 and 1646. ff. 1r-2r: Papers concerning the sale of the volume to Dawson Turner (1775–1858), banker, botanist and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
15th century-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 19401

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Title:
Letters to sovereigns of Scotland, volume 1, 1525-1603
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The first volume of a collection of letters sent to sovereigns of Scotland, between 1525 and 1603. Including letters by King Henry VIII of England, Queen Elizabeth I of England, and Sir John Maitland, Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor of Scotland. f. 1r Printed title-page: ‘Origina...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1525-1603
Extent:
1 volume.