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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton MS Language French Name Davison, William, diplomat and administrator, d 1608

1. Cotton MS Caligula C VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C VII
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1582–1584, including correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots
Scope & Content:
This is a collection of original documents - including many reports from the English Ambassador in Edinburgh, Robert Bowes, as well as letters from James VI, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Catherine de Medici - alongside scribal copies from the early 17th century. Many of the originals of these copie...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1582-1631
Extent:

1 volume

2. Cotton MS Caligula C VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C VIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1584–1586
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, from the years 1584 to 1586. ff. 3r-4v: Letter from Robert Bowes to Francis Walsingham, principal secretary. Informing him of reports at Edinburgh that John Erskine, 2nd Earl of Marr, and Sir Thomas Lyon, Master of Glamis have returned from Ir...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1584-1586
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Galba C V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba C V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1574-1576
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1574–1576. f. 1r Letter to an unknown recipient, possibly from William, Prince of Orange. Containing an appeal for intelligence. Flushing, January 4 1574-1575. French. f. 2r Letter from Philip de Croy, possibly to Robert Dudley, Earl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Flemish, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1574-1576
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Galba C VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba C VII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1580–1584
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1580-1584. ff. 2r-15v Record of the union of Utrecht, with the subsequent confirmations and acceptations. January 23 1579. French. ff. 16r-17v Instructions given by Cardinal Sermoneta to his nephew Peter Caetano. To serve the Prince ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Cotton MS Galba C VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba C VIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1585
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, in 1585. f. 1r Cottonian title page. ff. 2r-3v Letter to William Herle, from an unknown correspondent. Concerning the forwarding of some letters, and the purchase of three horses for Queen Elizabeth I. Harlingen, January 4 1585/6. Fr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Flemish, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Galba C X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba C X
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1586–1587
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, between 1586 and 1587. ff. 2r-9v Articles proposed by Thomas Wilkes to the Council of State. With their answers. Utrecht, 3 September 1586. French. ff. 10r-15v Account of the contributions grated to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume.

7. Cotton MS Galba D XII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D XII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1596-1607
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, mainly between 1596 and 1607. ff. 1r-4v Letter from Thomas Bodley to William Cecil, Baron Burghley. Reporting on his conferences with Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and the States General, concerning the war. The Hague, January 4 1595/6. f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1596-1607
Extent:
1 volume

8. Cotton MS Titus B VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus B VII
Title:
Letters to the Earls of Leicester, Sussex and others
Scope & Content:
Letters to the earls of Leicester, Sussex, and others, mainly from the reign of Elizabeth I and James I (1558-1625). f. 1r partial contents list of letters. ff. 2r-3v Letter from Robert Zinzan to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting his delivery of the Queen’s present of horses to King ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Ancient, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1558-1625
Extent:
1 volume