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1. Add MS 4156

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Add MS 4156
Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1650-1658 (especially 1654-1655)
Scope & Content:
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

2. Add MS 19969

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Add MS 19969
Title:
Letters and state papers relating to the treaties and embassies of Ferdinand de Boisschot, Baron of Saventhem
Scope & Content:
Letters and state papers concerning certain treaties and embassies. Principally relating to Ferdinand de Boisschot (c. 1560s-1649), Baron of Saventhem and Dutch Ambassador to England. With genealogies and arms of several families, 1615-1647. ff. 2r-10v Documents relating to the embassy of Ferdi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1615-1647
Extent:
1 volume

3. Stowe MS 167

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Stowe MS 167
Title:
Edmondes Papers, volume 2: English diplomatic correspondence, 1597-1605, including the reports of Thomas Edmondes, Ralph Winwood and Dudley Carleton in France; negotiations with the Spanish Netherlands; and letters of Ralph Winwood as Ambassador to the Dutch Republic
Scope & Content:
Edmondes Papers, volume 2, 26 October 1597-20 March 1605. Thomas Edmondes had been English agent at the French Court from 1592 to 1595 (he was also Secretary there before and after). He had returned to England in May or June 1596, returning to France on special missions in late March and early ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
26 Oct 1597-10 Mar 1605
Extent:
1 volume