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Language Latin Name Sampson, Richard, Bishop of Chichester, d. 1554

1. Add MS 11600

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Add MS 11600
Title:
Scribal collection of correspondence, tracts and speeches, 1522-1628
Scope & Content:
This is a scribal collection which contains political news and sexual scandal, correspondence, speeches, tracts and verse satire. The content is largely early 17th-century, with some Elizabethan material. It also contains a collection of papers recording the diplomacy of Henry VIII and Cardinal ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1625-1640
Extent:
1 volume.

2. Add MS 25114

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Add MS 25114
Title:
Original state papers, 1527–1545
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–351v: A volume of original letters and state papers, relating chiefly to the embassies of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the courts of Francis I and Charles V, 1527–1545. ff. 1r–18r: Copy of a treaty in Latin between Francis I and Henry VIII for the marriage of the Princess M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1527-1545
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Appendix L

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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

4. Cotton MS Galba B III

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Cotton MS Galba B III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1510–1515
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, between 1510 and 1515. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from Thomas Spinelly to Lewis Moreton. Protesting against the demands of Emperor Maximilian. Malines, January 9 1512/13. French. ff. 3v-4r: Contract between Thomas Spinelly and Hans Popenruyter. Concer...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1510-1515
Extent:
1 volume

5. Cotton MS Galba B V

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Cotton MS Galba B V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1516–1519
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–442v: Volume of letters and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1516–1519. f. 1r: Title-page inserted by Cotton. ff. 2r–5v: Corrected draft in Latin of the form of the pledge to be given by the earls of Oxford, Arundel, etc. and several towns, for the fulfilling of the marriage cont...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Vespasian C II

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Cotton MS Vespasian C II
Title:
Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, April 1522–October 1524
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–382r: Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, April 1522–October 1524, principally of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530), some in the hand of Charles V, king of Spain (1516–1556) and Holy Roman emperor (1519–1556; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1522-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

7. Cotton MS Vespasian C III

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Cotton MS Vespasian C III
Title:
Correspondence concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–156r: Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526, principally of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530). Primarily English and Latin, partly in cipher, with occasional items in Spanish and Fre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1525-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

8. Harley MS 6345

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6345
Title:
Copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters
Scope & Content:
ff. 1*r–216v: A copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters. It also includes a copy of Princess Mary's confession (ff. 211r–v) along with unrelated material from the 17th century. f. 1*r: Note about Lady De La Warr's ownership of the volume, with the original ownership note pasted on. f. 5*v: The b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1627
Extent:
1 volume

9. Sloane MS 2442

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Sloane MS 2442
Title:
Scope & Content:
Algernon Peyton, Rector of Doddington county Cambridgeshire: Collection by his grandfather, Sir J. Peyton, of instructions to ambassadors etc ; presented to Charles II. Ambassadors: Instructions to, tempp. Edw. VI.-Jas. I., collected by Sir J. Peyton: 17th cent. Sir John Peyton, Lieutenant of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item