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1. Add MS 4106

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Vol. I (ff. 276). Viz:- (1) Appointment by Edward IV of John Russell, Bishop of Rochester, and Anthony Wydville, Earl Rivers, to be Governors of Edward, Prince of Wales; 28 Sept. 1473. Copy. ff. 1-5b. (2) Sir Richard Morison to the Council; Spires, 7 Oct. 1552. Transcribed from Cotton MS. Ga...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1473-1657
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 4156

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State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1650-1658 (especially 1654-1655)
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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 intelligence s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Scots, and Spanish
Date Range:
1650-1658
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 4158

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State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1657-1660
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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 intelligence s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1657-1660
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 4159

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State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692.
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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

5. Add MS 4192

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ANGLO-PORTUGUESE RELATIONS Collection of State Papers concerning the relations between the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of Portugal, and consisting mostly of articles, propositions, objections, etc., during the negotiations of João Rodriguez Sà e Menezes, Conde de Penaguião, Camereir...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1653-1656
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 4211

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PAPERS RELATING TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS: 1651-1654. Viz.:- (1) Articles for a treaty between the Netherlands and England; 1651. The titles (f. 20b) run 'The Thirty-six Articles Delivered by the Dutch Ambassadors' and 'The Answer of ye Councell to the 36 Articles' with Latin versions (ff. 21-40). Pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 22919

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VOL. I. 1. Letters to Sir G. Downing from John Lisle, President [of the Council of State]; Londdn, 13 Apr. 1652, f. 5; with answer; Dalkeith, 24 Apr., f. 7. John Thurloe; London, 23 Aug. 27 Slay, 1659; with seals, ff. 8, 11, 25, 41, 51-55, 57, 59, 61, 66, 68, 72, 75, 81, 86, 96, 100, 102, 110....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1644-1682
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 33589

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LETTERS and papers, public and private, collected by John Smyth, of Nibley, and his family, chiefly relating to co. Gloucester; 1632-xviiith cent. The latter portion (ff. 121-304) consists of correspondence of [James Butler, lst] Duke of Ormonde, principally with, or relating to the affairs of, William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, who married Lady Elizabeth Butler, his granddaughter; 1673-1688. The names of the writers will be found in the Index. Paper; ff. 350. Folio.
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William Dick, Merchant of Edinburgh: Loan to Sir W. Hamilton: 1632. includes: f. 1 Sir William Hamilton, of Elieston: Loan to, from W. Dick: 1632. ff. 3-6 Charles I of England: Sir W. Dick's accompt with the Parliament for the supply of ships, etc.: 1646. ff. 3-6 Captain Louis Dick: Account wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1632-18th century
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 34727

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WEST PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 289). Miscellaneous letters, mostly original, of interest historically or otherwise; 1532-1734. The names of all the writers are given in the index. Among them are:- 1. John Fox, the Martyrologist, to Sir [William] Cecil, Sec. of State, asking licence to print his Tab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Gaelic, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1532-1734
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 40760

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FRANCIS PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. i + 291). Miscellaneous papers of Sir P. Francis, including, letters and copies of diplomatic and political documents. The most noteworthy are:- (1) A letter, "To the Frequenters of THEATRES," subscribed "An Enemy to Imposition," i.e. Sir P. Francis (cf. Parkes, op....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Portuguese
Date Range:
1652-1763
Extent:
1 item