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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton MS Language Italian Name Cotton, Thomas, 2nd Baronet, 1594-1662

1. Cotton MS Caligula B V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, including Thomas Churchyard, The scole of warre callid the sege of Lethe (1560)
Scope & Content:
Records and papers on English and Scottish affairs in the mid 16th century and the first half of the 17th century. Including The scole of warre callid the sege of Lethe, a poem by Thomas Churchyard (1523?–1604), writer and soldier, concerning the 1560 siege of Leith. ff. 2r-36v: Account of all ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1525-1650
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Galba B X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B X
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1531–1546
Scope & Content:
Collection of letters and papers concerning England and Burgundy, dating from between 1531 and 1546. f. 1r: Cottonian title-page. ff. 2r-6v: Four letters from Stephen Vaughan to Thomas Cromwell. Reporting having finished a book concerning the wool trade in the Low Countries, and sending intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1531-1546
Extent:
1 volume

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Cotton MS Galba C XI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba C XI
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587. The first 60 folios have been damaged by fire. f. 1 Fragment of title page engraving. ff. 2-60 Fragments, including letters and accounts of the armies in the Low Countries. Captains mentioned in the accounts include: Colonel Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume.

6. Cotton MS Galba D II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D II
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587. ff. 3r-3v, 5r-8v Draft instructions to Queen Elizabeth I’s commissioners. Concerning their journey to the Low Countries to treat for peace. In the hand of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. September 1587. f. 4r-4v Letter from ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
September 1587-December 1587
Extent:
1 volume

7. Cotton MS Galba D III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1588–1589
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1588-1589. ff. 3r-4v Letter from Sir William Russell to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting the dangers he apprehends for Flushing. Flushing, January 2 1587-8. ff. 5r-6v Memorandum for Joachim Ortell, agent sent from the Stat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1588-1589
Extent:
1 volume

8. Cotton MS Galba D IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D IX
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1592
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, during 1592. f. 1r-1v Sums issued to 31 named captains in the garrison at Bergen-op-Zoom. 1587. ff. 2r-3v Warrants for sums issued to certain captains. June 9-11 1587. ff. 4r-5v Letter from Anthony Jenkinson to Queen Elizabeth I. Pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

9. 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

10. Cotton MS Nero B I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero B I
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Portugal, 1373–1604
Scope & Content:
Collection of records and papers concerning England and Portugal, dating from between 1373 and 1604. Including letters by Henry VI (1421–1471), king of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine; King João I of Portugal (1385–1433); King João III of Portugal (1521–1577); and William Cecil, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1378-1604
Extent:
1 volume