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1. Add MS 4159

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Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692.
Scope & Content:
Many of the documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1578-1700
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 35831

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Add MS 35831
Title:
State letters and papers (Hardwicke Papers vol. 483)
Scope & Content:
State letters and papers including the correspondence of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, diplomat and Member of Parliament (1515/16-1571) during his time as Ambassador in France, 1561-1564. f. 1 Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth I: as Queen Elizabeth I is not satisfied with her pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1562-1599
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 38823

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Add MS 38823
Title:
Sir Edward Hoby, Commonplace book
Scope & Content:
Commonplace book of Sir Edward Hoby, politician and diplomat (1560-1617), containing entries on various subjects including America, Parliament, the Isle of Sheppey, the siege of Calais (1346-1347), and Mary, Queen of Scots. ff. i-ii) Remains of two parchment fragments of a 13th-century manuscri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Turkish
Date Range:
c 1582-c 1596
Extent:

1 volume