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1. Add MS 41803-41846

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MIDDLETON PAPERS, consisting mainly of the official correspondence of Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton, Secretary of State from 1684 till the flight of James II, with a few earlier papers of previous Secretaries of State, 1660-Nov. 1688 and n.d.
Scope & Content:
Cf. Brit. Mus. Quart., iv, 1929-1930, pp. 80-82. A number of letters are addressed to his secretary, Dr Owen Wynne (see above), whose family inherited the papers and added the later, mostly 18th cent., collections, Add. MSS. 41843-41845. The final volume (Add. MS. 41846) consists of the papers o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1660-Nov 1688
Extent:
48 items

2. Add MS 41803-41805

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Title:
MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vols. I-III. Letters and papers dealing with home affairs
Scope & Content:
Owen Wynne, d 1700 LLD; Under-Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers of, in the Middleton Papers. Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton: Papers of: 1660-1688, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1660-1688]
Extent:
3 items

3. Add MS 41809-41821

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MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vol. VII-XIX. Letters to successive Secretaries of State from the following British Envoys Extraordinary at the Hague: (a) Thomas Chudleigh, 29 Dec./8 Jan. 1682/3-20/30 Mar. 1685;-(b) Bevil Skelton, 27 Mar./6 Apr. 1685-12/22 Oct. 1686;-(c) Sir Ignatius White, 1st Bart., Marquis d'Albeville, 5 Jan. 1687-31 Oct. 1688. Included are a few letters from John Constable and Daniel Petit, Secretaries of the Embassy, during the absences of the Envoy. Vols. IX and XV-XIX consist of de...
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Owen Wynne, d 1700 LLD; Under-Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers of, in the Middleton Papers. Netherlands, United Provinces: Correspondence of English Envoys at the Hague with successive Secs. of State, etc.: 1683-1688. Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton: Papers of: 1660-1688,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1682-1688
Extent:
13 items

4. Add MS 41828-41830

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MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vols. XXVI-XXVIII. Correspondence and papers rel. to Denmark and Norway, 1682-1688. Three volumes, viz.:-
Scope & Content:
Denmark, Kings of: Correspondence of English representatives in Denmark and Norway: 1685-1688. Owen Wynne, d 1700 LLD; Under-Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers of, in the Middleton Papers. Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton: Papers of: 1660-1688, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Swedish
Date Range:
1682-1688
Extent:
3 items

5. Add MS 41807-41808

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MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vols. V, VI (ff. 287, 290). Letters from royalties, members of princely houses and foreign governments, mainly addressed to Charles II and James II, with a few to their Secretaries of State, 1669-1688. Latin, French, German, and Spanish. Arranged under countries, and, within the countries, in the alphabetical order of the signatures:-
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James II of England: Letters to, from various sovereigns and princes: 1685-1688.: Mostly Lat. and Fr. Charles II of England: Letters to, from various sovereigns and princes: 1669-1685.: Mostly Lat. and Fr. Owen Wynne, d 1700 LLD; Under-Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers of, in the M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1669-1688
Extent:
2 items

6. Add MS 41834-41841

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MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vols. XXXII-XXXIX. Letters from Edmond Poley and Sir George Etherege, Residents at Ratisbon, to successive Secretaries of State, 1682-1688. Other letters of Poley, Feb. 1681- May 1683, are in Add. MSS. 37986, 37987. Of those of Etherege, a certain number (e.g. Add. MS. 41836, ff. 68-208 passim) are in the hand of his secretary, Hugh Hughes, who has also copied many of them into two letterbooks (one now Add. MS. 11513, from which they have been edited by S. Rosenfeld, The Le...
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Ratisbon: Correspondence of the English Residents, E. Poley and Sir G. Etherege, with the Sec. of State: 1683-1688. Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Despatches, etc., of English Residents at Hamburg and Ratisbon to the English Sec. of State: 1682-1688. Louis XIV of France: Correspondence and pap...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1682-1688
Extent:
8 items

7. Add MS 41833

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Scope & Content:
MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vol. XXXI (ff. 147). Correspondence and papers originating from or dealing with Cologne and neighbourhood, viz.:- (1) Official letters from H[enri] de Bilderbecq [Hendrik van Bilderbeck], Dutch Resident at Cologne, to successive English Secretaries of State, 27 Apr. 1683-6 No...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1683-1688
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 41824-41827

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MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vols. XXII-XXV. Letters from Bevil Skelton, Resident at Hamburg, 15 Dec. 1682- 21 Feb./3 Mar.168.4/5, and from his successor [Sir] Peter Wyche, 22 May 1685-19 Oct. 1688, to successive Secretaries of State. The documents relate largely to the Danish threat to Hamburg and the dispute between Christian V of Denmark and Christian Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (cf. also Add. MS. 41830, ff. 275-364 below). For other letters of Wyche, Feb. 1681-Jan. 1682, and of Skelt...
Scope & Content:
Christian Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp: Despatches and papers rel. to his dispute with Denmark and the Treaty of Altona: 1682-1684. City of Hamburg: Correspondence, etc., of the English Residents at: 1682-1688. Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Despatches, etc., of English Residents...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1682-1688
Extent:
4 items

9. Add MS 41846

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Scope & Content:
MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vol. XLIV (ff. 205). Kenelm Digby Papers, consisting of correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir Kenelm Digby (d. 1665), illustrating his multifarious interests in literature, philosophy, theology and alchemy; 1636/7-1663, n.d. Autograph, unless otherwise stated. For othe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1637-1664
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 41842

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Scope & Content:
MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vol. XL (ff. 25I). Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, viz.:- (1) Letters to Hugh Hughes, secretary to Sir George Etherege at Ratisbon, chiefly relating to the war in Hungary, 1686-1688. The writers are:-(a) Jacob Richards at Vienna, 25 Apr. 1686. f. 1;-(b) Wil[liam] Les...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Polish, and Russian
Date Range:
1684-1688
Extent:
1 item