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1. Cotton Ch IV 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 40
Title:
Letter of Maurice of Nassau to Elizabeth I asking her support in arranging a marriage
Scope & Content:
Letter of Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625) to Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603), asking her to use her influence in favour of a marriage between his eldest sister and Frederick IV (1574-1610), Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Given at the camp before Geertruidenberg, 13 April 1593. Bound ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1593
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton Ch IV 59

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 59
Title:
Letter of Elizabeth I to Maurice of Nassau accrediting William Davison as her agent in the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Letter of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625), accrediting William Davison as her agent in the Netherlands. Written at Hampton Court, October 1584. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/1, 38/2, IV 40-43 and IV 45-48.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1584
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Cotton MS

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS
Title:
Cotton Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
The Cotton Manuscripts contains a variety of material, much of it relating to the history, literature and culture of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 17th century. It is particularly rich in: (a) manuscripts written in Old English; (b) monastic cartularies; (c) saints’ Liv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, Arabic, Cipher, Coast Miwok, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, Middle, English, English, Middle, English, Old, Flemish, French, French, Old, German, Germanic languages, Greek, Ancient, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Inuit, Irish, Irish, Middle, Italian, Javanese, Latin, Low German, Occitan, Old, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Saxon, Old, Scots, Scots, Spanish, Temne, and Welsh
Date Range:
5th century-19th century
Extent:
1,429 manuscripts

4. Cotton MS Appendix LVII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix LVII
Title:
Tables on the weights and measures of coinage in France (2r–3r, 4r–12r, 18v–21r, 23v–40v), with notes relating to coinage in England and elsewhere (3v–4r, 12v–18r, 21v–23r, 24v)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): French (2r–3r, 4r–12r, 18v–21r, 23v–40v); English (3v–4r, 12v–18r, 21v–23r, 24v)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Cotton MS Appendix LXI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix LXI
Title:
Excerpts from historical sources
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Cotton MS Appendix V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix V
Title:
Guiart des Moulins, Bible historiale
Scope & Content:
Language(s): French; English (394v) Dated: 1st half of the 14th century; 2nd half of the 14th century (1r–v, 394v)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Cotton MS Appendix X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix X
Title:
Formulary
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Cotton MS Appendix XV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix XV
Title:
Early modern contents-table (2r–3r); register of royal writs (4r–440v)
Scope & Content:
Dated: middle of the 15th century; 1555 (2r–3r)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century-1555
Extent:
1 item

9. Cotton MS Augustus I i 62

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I i 62
Title:
Plan of the siege of Valenciennes (Nord), March 1567
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

10. Cotton MS Augustus I ii 58

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I ii 58
Title:
Map of Brittany
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1594
Extent:
1 item