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1. Harley MS 135

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 135
Title:
Sir John Smythe, An aunswer to contrarie opynions militarie
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-6v: The ‘Epistle to the Reader’. ff. 7r-110r: Sir John Smythe, An aunswer to contrarie opynions militarie.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 167

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 167
Title:
An English miscellany containing texts relating to naval matters
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-202v: A large collection of tracts and letters, primarily concerning naval matters. The manuscript contains documents on the victualling of ships, navigating, shipments, prices of goods, the custom system (taxes for good exported and imported through ports). The manuscript feat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 296

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 296
Title:
A collection of original letters and transcripts, concerning Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Russia and Morocco
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-2r: A discourse in French, concerning the enterprise that could be arranged for Don Antonio (b. 1531, d. 1595), a claimant for the Portuguese throne, for the recovery of his kingdom, and the effect and usefulness of this for the Netherlands and England. ff. 3r-4v: An origina...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Harley MS 678

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 678
Title:
Memoirs of Philip de Commines. Extracts
Scope & Content:
Alphabetical extracts from the epitome of the history by Philippe de Commines. Text in Spanish with English summaries in the margins. No title page.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 1514-1523

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1514-1523
Title:
Copies of papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen
Scope & Content:
Copies of memoranda, letters and other papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen, in the hand of Thomas Chudleigh, Secretary to the Ambassadors and the Nijmegen Peace Conference.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1674-1679
Extent:
10 volumes

6. Harley MS 1515

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1515
Title:
Copies of papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen, Volume 2
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing copies of memoranda, letters and other papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen, in the hand of Thomas Chudleigh, Secretary to the Ambassadors and the Nijmegen Peace Conference. Correspondents include: Charles II, King of England Louis XIV, King of France Cou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1674-1677
Extent:
1 volume

7. Harley MS 1516

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1516
Title:
Copies of papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen, Volume 3
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing copies of memoranda, letters and other papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen, in the hand of Thomas Chudleigh, Secretary to the Ambassadors and the Nijmegen Peace Conference. Correspondents include: Charles II, King of England Louis XIV, King of France Cou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1676-1678
Extent:
1 volume

8. Harley MS 1518

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1518
Title:
Copies of papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen, Volume 5
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing copies of memoranda, letters and other papers relating to the Treaty of Nijmegen, in the hand of Thomas Chudleigh, Secretary to the Ambassadors and the Nijmegen Peace Conference. Correspondents include: Charles II, King of England Charles II, King of Spain Lou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1675-1679
Extent:
1 volume

9. Harley MS 1581

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1581
Title:
The second of two volumes with letters concerning state affairs, dated 1612-1625
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-412v: The second of two volumes with letters concerning state affairs, featuring 129 letters, mostly originals in English addressed to the Duke and Marquess of Buckingham, but also Charles, Prince of Wales, King James I, the Lord Treasurer, and others; also featuring originals ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
1612-1625
Extent:
1 volume

10. Harley MS 1582

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1582
Title:
State papers, 1553-1596
Scope & Content:
This volume is entitled on the spine, 'Original Letters and Papers on State Affairs'. It contains a wide range of materials on English relations with, and intelligence on, France, the Low Countries and Germany in the late 16th century. It has also been termed, not entirely happily but with a g...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1553-1596
Extent:

1 volume.