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2721. Add MS 70938-70946

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MARLBOROUGH PAPERS. Correspondence and papers chiefly of and relating to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and his secretary, Adam Cardonnel; 1697-1746. Partly French, Dutch and Italian. Partly printed. Consisting of letters to Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State, 1701-1706, William Blathwayt, Secretary at War, 1697-1704, the Dutch Field Deputies, Jacob Hop and Johan van den Bergh, 1706-1714, and others, with some drafts and copies of replies, and related letters and papers, includ...
Scope & Content:
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence and papers of John Churchill: 1697-1746: Partly Fr., Dutch and Ital.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1697-1746
Extent:
9 items

2722. Add MS 70948-70951

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CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS: collection of autograph letters and documents, etc., formed by Dorothea Mary Roby Benson (d. 1942), wife of Godfrey Rathbone, 1st Baron Charnwood; circa 16th-20th cent. Partly French, German, Italian, Russian. Partly printed. Many of the letters were printed, and a few reproduced, in Lady Charnwood's An Autograph Collection (1930), and in Call Back Yesterday (1937). Purchased from the heirs of Baroness Charnwood, and from the British Museum, March 1992. Paper. Folio. ...
Scope & Content:
Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Autograph letters and documents collected by Dorothea Mary Roby Benson: 16th-20th cent: Partly Fr., Germ., Ital. and Russ: Partly printed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, and Russian
Date Range:
c 16th century-20th century
Extent:
4 items

2723. Add MS 70953

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CHILTON, CO. SUFF.: survey and description of the manor of Chilton; 1597. Scale circa 1:3200. 'Scala perticarum' [64 [perches?] = 97mm.] Field names are given in a neat italic hand, in English, with notes added in a secretary hand in Latin: many of these names are badly worn and almost illegible. Buildings, trees, orchards, and woods are shown, roads are marked in red, and different shades of green wash have been used to distinguish land uses; sage-green for 'Chylton parke' and a turquoise-g...
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Dudley Fortescue, MP: Robert Crane, the elder; father of Sir R Crane, 1st Baronet: Survey and description of the manor of Chilton, made on behalf of D. Fortescue, as executor of the estates of R. Crane the elder: 1597: Partly Lat. Maps and Plans: Chilton, Suffolk: Survey and description of mano...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1597
Extent:
1 item

2724. Add MS 70956-70983

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MORGAN-GRENVILLE PAPERS. SERIES I Papers of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos together with material concerning some of their predecessors, relations and related families, including the correspondence of Colonel, later General, Richard Grenville, (b. 1742, d. 1823), Comptroller and Master of the Household to the Duke of York (1788-1823); 1752-1888, n.d. Partly Latin and French. For George Grenville, Prime Minister, see Add. 70983. The papers have been used ,in part only, by historians, for...
Scope & Content:
Thomas Grenville, bibliophile and statesman: Annotations by: n.d. [1822-1846]. Morgan-Grenville Papers: Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, family; Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos: Papers of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos: 1752-1929, n.d: Partly Fr. and Lat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1752-1888
Extent:
28 items

2725. Add MS 70984

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WILLIAM HARRISON: 'The fourth and last part of the Chronology Conteninge the periode of time from the comming of the Normans unto the yere of expectation which is of grace 1588 . . .'; circa 1580-1593. Fair copy, with autograph additions and revisions. The 'Chronology', which was in the event extended as far as 1593, deals with European equally with British history, a full page being allotted to each individual year. Marginal dates by anno domini and anno mundi are accompanied from 1207 A.D....
Scope & Content:
William Harrison, Canon of Windsor: England General: Chronology of the world, 1066-1592, written by William Harrison: circa 1588-1592: Partly Engl. and Lat: Autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1580-1593
Extent:
1 item

2726. Add MS 70992-70997

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MORGAN-GRENVILLE PAPERS (SERIES II): further papers of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos, supplementing Add. 70956-70983, with some papers of Mary, Baroness Kinloss, heiress to the 3rd and last Duke; 1797-1929, n.d. Partly Latin and French. Purchased from David M. Grenville of Sutton, Quebec, Canada, May 1992. Paper and vellum. Six volumes. All 500 x 375mm. approx.
Scope & Content:
Morgan-Grenville Papers: Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, family; Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos: Papers of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos: 1752-1929, n.d: Partly Fr. and Lat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1797-1929
Extent:
6 items

2727. Add MS 71001

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HERALDIC COLLECTIONS: 'the Names of the maior part of the Nobility, Bannerets, Knights, Esquiers and Gent of England' from 1 Stephen to 36 Henry VIII [1135-1544], mostly collected (notes f. iii and vi) by Sir William Le Neve, Clarenceux (d. 1661), but completed and arranged Sir Edward Walker, Garter (d. 1677); 1664. Partly Latin and French. Copies in the hands of William Le Neve (passim), John Anstis the Elder (ff. iv-v, 356v-357v) and others, with some autograph notes by Walker. An integral...
Scope & Content:
Heraldry: William Le Neve, Clarenceaux Herald: Sir Edward Walker, Garter King of Arms: Lists of nobility, 1135-1544, etc., of William Le Neve and Sir Edward Walker: 1664: Partly Lat. and Fr: Autogr. copies and notes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1136-1664
Extent:
1 item

2728. Add MS 71009

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Title:
Descriptions of Tudor court ceremonies
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Collection of papers concerning the organisation of the royal household, including detailed descriptions of sacred and secular court ceremonies, during the reigns of King Edward IV, King Henry VIII, King Edward VI and Queen Mary I. Gathered by John Norris (1522/23-91), courtier, who served as a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1530-1570
Extent:
1 volume

2729. Add MS 71107

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Add MS 71107
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SAMUEL WESLEY: ‘Harmony 1800’, vocal and instrumental music mainly by Samuel Wesley; 1800-1807. Autograph of Wesley. Other composers represented are Charles Burney, Henry Purcell, Thomas Ravenscroft and Agostino Steffani. In the list below pieces are by Samuel Wesley except where stated otherwise, and references are given where further (often variant) autograph versions of the pieces are to be found in other manuscripts in the British Library or the Royal College of Music (Lcm). Volume conta...
Scope & Content:
Samuel Wesley, composer and organist: Vocal and instrumental music by and in the hand of Samuel Wesley: 1800-1807: Mostly Lat., partly Gr. includes: f. 6 Agostino Steffani, composer: Motet, `Qui diligit Mariam' by Agostino Steffani: [1800]: Lat: Copy by S. Wesley. f. 15 Franz Joseph Haydn, com...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
1792-1807
Extent:
1 item

2730. Add MS 71117-71119

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Add MS 71117-71119
Title:
The Violeta Harris Collection of cuttings from illuminated manuscripts
Scope & Content:
The Violeta Harris Collection consisting of 3 boxes of cuttings from illuminated manuscripts: Add MS 71117 A-J: Ten cuttings from a Book of Hours; Add MS 71118 A-F: Six leaves from a Book of Hours; Add MS 71119 A-K: Seventeen cuttings from various manuscripts;
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
14th century-15th century
Extent:
3 boxes of parchment leaves, mounted separately

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