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1. Add MS 78194-78195

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Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XXVII, XXVIII. Correspondence of Sir Richard Browne with Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State to Charles I and II; 1645-1667. Mostly autograph. Partly drafts and copies. Partly cipher, deciphered in some cases. Consisting of retained draft and copy letters from Browne to Nicholas (some jointly to Lord Digby), Sept 1641-June 1644; followed by twenty-seven letters from Nicholas dated mostly from Caen, [?12/] 22 Dec. 1645-1 June 1648, along with the address-panel o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1645-1667
Extent:
2 items

2. Add MS 78197-78200

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Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XXX-XXXIII. General correspondence of Browne, chiefly in his capacity as English Agent and Resident in France; 1641-1678, n.d. Partly drafts and copies. Partly Latin, French and Italian. The first few items are retained copies of letters written by Browne while a student at Oxford. One series of newsletters written from London, 1646-1658, is subscribed only with the Greek letter Φ. Browne’s draft replies comprise some forty items. Further letters to Browne, remove...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1641-1678
Extent:
4 items

3. Add MS 78223-78224

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EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. LVI, LVII. General correspondence of Browne; circa 1624-1683. Partly drafts. Partly Latin, Greek and French. Many of the writers are members of his extended family and household servants, including James Stephens, 1643-1675; Thomas Batty, 1643-1680; Edward, Francis, George and Susan Hungerford, 1646-1669; George, Mary and Samuel Tuke, 1646-1674; William Peters, 1647-1649; Samuel and Elizabeth Camby, 1650-1674; and John Higgins, 1669-1673. Also included are letters,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1624-1683
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 78201-78203

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EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XXXIV-XXXVI. Diplomatic papers of Sir Richard Browne; 1625-1637, n.d. Partly copies. Partly Latin, French and Italian. The material derives from Browne’s early period in the diplomatic service. On the recommendation of Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester and Secretary of State, he went as secretary to Sir Isaac Wake, English ambassador (Oct. 1628-circa March 1631) to Savoy and subsequently (circa March 1631-May 1632) to France; see letters of Peter Turner to C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1625-1637
Extent:
3 items

5. Add MS 78207-78209

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Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XL-XLII. Papers, partly legal, relating to English shipping and mercantile affairs in France; 1640-1654. In return for a royal commission, privateers bringing their prizes into French ports were required to pay dues to Charles II and the Duke of York. Sir Richard Browne was one of those employed to supervise the sales and collect the proceeds; ‘from the close of 1652 to [spring 1656] Browne was actively engaged in Brittany, at Brest and Nantes, endeavouring to collect...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1640-1654
Extent:
3 items

6. Add MS 78244-78249

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Add MS 78244-78249
Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. LXXVII-LXXXII. Tracts relating to European politics and political theory; 1530-1591, n.d. Copies, late 16th-early 17th centt. French, Italian and German. Most relate to French, Italian and Spanish affairs. Several are annotated with the same series of readers’ symbols in the margins. 78244-78247 were formerly grouped together as Evelyn MS 275. Ten volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1530-1591
Extent:
6 items

7. Add MS 78231 A-F

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Add MS 78231 A-F
Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. LXIV (ff. 152). Memoranda, with some notes of Browne’s reading, etc.; 1636-1682, n.d. Partly imperfect. Partly Latin, Greek, French and Italian. The memoranda, which were begun during his period of service with Scudamore and Leicester, include some from his period as Charles I’s agent in France. See also below Add. MS 78459 for an alphabetical commonplace-book of Browne that was re-used as an account-book, 1683-1690, by John Evelyn junior; headings run from ‘Absenti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636-1682
Extent:
6 items

8. Add MS 78232-78234

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Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. LXV-LXVII. Verse and other material collected by Sir Richard Browne; circa 1603-1682. Partly Latin, French and Italian. Three volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1603-1682
Extent:
3 items

9. Add MS 78258-78262

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Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XCI-XCV. Committee for Examinations: Records, comprising informations, petitions, letters, and orders of the Council of State, with bonds for good behaviour, etc.; June 1649-Jan. 1653, n.d. (with four items only for 1649 and one major gap from April to June 1652). Partly printed. These papers were abstracted from the official transactions of the Council of State, 1649-1660, the bulk of which are to be found in The National Archives (formerly Public Record Office and S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1649-Jan 1653
Extent:
5 items

10. Add MS 78215-78217

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Title:
EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. XLVIII-L. Papers of Sir Richard Browne relating to Privy Council business, including draft minutes, petitions, reports, orders and supporting documents; 1614-1659>, 25 June 1660-30 Sept. 1678. Partly drafts, copies and extracts. The earliest items (78215, ff. 1-14) are copies or extracts in the hand of John Wolley the younger, Keeper of the Council Records. These are followed by further minutes, 1660-1670, partly in drafts by Browne, with orders, petitions and pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1614-1678
Extent:
3 items

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