Search

Archive Reference (shelfmark) Cotton MS Language Latin Name Mary I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1516-1558

1. Cotton MS Appendix L

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix L
Title:
State Papers, 1513-1637
Scope & Content:
This volume, primarily of original douments, includes correspondence in the hands of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (1470/71-1530), Thomas Cromwell (d. 1540), and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520/1521-1598); letters from Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532-1590) relating to the Babington conspiracy,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1513-1637
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Caligula B IX/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B IX/1
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1556-1579
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1556-1579. Volume 1 of 2. f. 1r-1v: List of titles of documents concerning the borders. ff. 2r-6v: Proceedings of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, and other commissioners concerning the borders. Containing copies of an indenture between th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1556-1579
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Caligula D VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula D VII
Title:
Records and correspondence concerning England and France, 1518–1520
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–256v: A volume of records and correspondence concerning England and France, 1518–1520, including items sent by King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) and Francis I (1515–1547). f. 1r: Note about the volume. ff. 2r–4v: Original letter in Latin from Étienne de Poncher, Bishop of Paris; hi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Julius F VI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Julius F VI
Title:
Historical and topographical collections, 1529-1640
Scope & Content:
Collection of historical letters and papers, principally from the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James VI and I. From the collection of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician. Partly assembled by Cotton and William Camden (1551–1623), historian an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1529-1640
Extent:

1 volume

5. Cotton MS Otho C X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho C X
Title:
Papers relating to the marriages of King Henry VIII
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the divorce of Henry VII (1457–1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, from Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henry VIII. Also concerning his marriages to: Anne Boleyn (c. 1500–1536), queen of England and second consort of Henry VIII; A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1528-1544
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Otho E IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho E IX
Title:
Papers and letters on maritime affairs, including the Spanish Armada
Scope & Content:
Papers and letters relating to the Admiralty, Navy and shipping, 1513-1634. Including a report by Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) of the raid on Cadiz, 1587, letters of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham (1536-1624), Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), and items conce...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1513-1634
Extent:
1 volume.

7. Cotton MS Titus C XII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus C XII
Title:
Papers relating to Scotland, c. 1558-1569
Scope & Content:
Collection of papers concerning Scotland, and Mary (1542–1587), Queen of Scots. From c. 1558-1569. Formerly owned by William Dugdale (1605–1686), antiquary and herald. Contents: f. 1r: Partial contents list, covering the first four items in the manuscript. In the hand of William Dugdale. ff. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c. 1558-1569
Extent:

1 volume

8. Cotton MS Vespasian C I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian C I
Title:
Correspondence concerning England and Spain, 1511-1520
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning England and Spain between 1511 and 1520. Correspondents include Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England and Ireland, Thomas Wolsey (1470/71–1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal, Ferdinand II (1452-1516), King of Aragon, and Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1511-1520
Extent:
1 volume

9. Cotton MS Vespasian F III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian F III
Title:
Correspondence and other documents written or attested by various monarchs
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other documents written or attested by the kings, queens and rulers of England, France, Scotland, Castile, Aragon, Spain, Portugal, Florence, Tuscany, the Holy Roman Empire, Bohemia, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary and Russia, including William I of England (1066–1087) and his succes...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

10. Cotton MS Vitellius B XXI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius B XXI
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Germany, 1526-1545
Scope & Content:
Papers concerning England and Germany, 1526-1545. f. 1r: Title-page. f. 2r: Paper containing intelligence concerning a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and King Francis I of France. January 31 1526. Latin. ff. 3r-4v: Two papers of intelligence concerning the retreat of King Ferd...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1526-1545
Extent:
1 volume