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1. Cotton MS Caligula C III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula C III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland (originals and copies), 1568/9–1585, including a diary of John Lesley, bishop of Ross (d. 1596), 1571 (4r–40r); letters of Mary, queen of Scots (1542-67; d. 1587) (ff. 171, 244–248, 261–262, 423, 618, 620); and the pleading of Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk (d. 1572) (f. 189)
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 597. 1. A tract in 12mo. entitled, "Commentaria diurna Jo. Leslie episcopi Rossensis:" being the bishop’‘s journal, in his own hand, from April 11 to Oct. 16, 1571. 1. 2. Various papers and memorandums on the affairs of Scotland, and the nobility ther...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1571-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Cotton MS Julius C III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Julius C III
Title:
A collection of original letters addressed to Sir Robert Bruce Cotton
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the correspondence of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), first Baronet, of Conington Hall in Huntingdonshire, antiquarian and founder of the Cottonian Library. Whereas the British Museum’s catalogue describes this manuscript as a ‘collection of 328 original Lett...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, Hebrew, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1592-1649
Extent:

1 volume

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