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1. Harley MS 398

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 398
Title:
Orations and speeches made by the Lord Keeper, Nicholas Bacon, 1558–1579
Scope & Content:
A volume of speeches and orations made by Sir Nicholas Bacon, once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton. f. 2r: Autograph note by Peter Le Neve, Rouge Croix herald, 20 July 1692, who identifies the volume as being written in Hatton's hand. ff. 3r–4r: A note of the 'matters & discourses' contain...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 6990

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6990
Title:
Letters and state warrants, 1560-1570
Scope & Content:
Letters and state warrants, from the years 1560-1570. ff. 1r-4v: Copy of a letter from Sir William Cecil, later 1st Baron Burghley, to Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford and Captain of Berwick. On the favour of Queen Elizabeth I, and his honour. No date. ff. 5r-6v: Copy of a letter to Robert Dud...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1560-1570
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 6994

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6994
Title:
Letters on state affairs, 1586–1589
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–216v: Letters on state affairs from many prominent individuals, including Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester; William Cecil, Lord Burghley; John Puckering; Sir Walter Mildmay, and Francis Walsingham, 1586–1589. ff. 1r–v: Original complimentary letter in Latin from Hieronymus Groslotiu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1586-1589
Extent:
1 volume

4. Harley MS 6995

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6995
Title:
Letters on state affairs, 1590–1593
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–184v: Letters on state affairs from many prominent individuals, including William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Sir Thomas Heneage, John Puckering, the Stanhope brothers, and Francis Walsingham, 1590–1593. The bulk of these letters are addressed to John Puckering, in his capacity as Lord Keeper o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1590-1593
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 6996

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6996
Title:
Letters on state affairs, 1593–1595
Scope & Content:
Letters on state affairs from many prominent individuals, including William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Sir Thomas Heneage, John Puckering, the Stanhope brothers, and Francis Walsingham, for the years 1593–1595. The majority are addressed to Puckering in his capacity as Lord Keeper. There is a list of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1593-1595
Extent:
1 volume

6. Harley MS 7004

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 7004
Title:
Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, c. 1532-1687, primarily of Scottish, Anglo-Scottish, Irish and Welsh matters
Scope & Content:
This is a miscellaneous collection. It includes some items which relate largely or wholly to England, such as the Elizabethan papers on harquebusiers and trained bands (ff. 175r-176v, 177r-179r). There are also outlying documents either side of the heart of the collection in the late 16th- and e...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1532-1687
Extent:
1 volume