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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Harley MS 1-7661 Name Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649 Level [40] File

1. Harley MS 180

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 180
Title:
Printed and manuscript tracts on royal marriages, collected by Sir Simonds D'Ewes
Scope & Content:
This is a collection of four tracts, the first two printed and the last two in manuscript, on royal marriages between 1555 and 1624. A Supplicacyon to the quenes maiestie [1555], an attack on the marriage of Queen Mary I to Philip of Spain (later King Philip II), was written by a Protestant ex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient, and Hebrew
Date Range:
1555-1627
Extent:

1 volume

2. Harley MS 424

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 424
Title:
John Foxe's papers, Volume 9
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–169v: The ninth volume of John Foxe’s papers, bought from John Strype; ff. 116r–169v clearly date from after Foxe’s death. f. 1r: If a man have stolen any thyng of thyne. A charm written on parchment. f. 2r: If any maner of womane haue done the thefte. Another charm written on parchment...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 781

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 781
Title:
Register of Petitions made to the Prince of Wales, 1617-1625
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, containing a register of all petitions made to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales [later Charles I], with their respective answers, from 14 November 1617 to 20 February 1624 [1625].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1617-1625
Extent:
1 volume

4. Harley MS 837

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 837
Title:
Miscellaneous collection of poetry and historical texts
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1*-48v: Extracts from Plutarch's Lives. ff. 49-61v: A letter of Mr John Goodwin, Minister in Coleman Street, at the request of a friend, concerning points of religion. f. 62: Inscription: 'A Booke of versee', in the hand of the ‘Feathery Scribe’. Above thi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 852

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 852
Title:
Various papers, many of which relate to Sir Thomas Bodley or Sir Walter Raleigh
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1-2: A speech to Queen Elizabeth I, given when the citizens of London presented Mr Cuthbert Buckle, their Mayor-elect, to her majesty for her approbation. ff. 2-4: A speech from when Mr John Spencer, Lord Mayor-elect of London, was brought to be sworn and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Harley MS 1718

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1718
Title:
Warrants passed under the signet of Charles, Prince of Wales [later Charles I]
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, containing seemingly the original register of warrants which passed under the signer of Charles, Prince of Wales [later King Charles I of England], from 16 September 1617 to 21 March 1624 [1625].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1617-1625
Extent:
1 volume

7. Harley MS 4898

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4898
Title:
Inventory of goods owned by King Charles I, sold 1649-1652
Scope & Content:
Inventory of household goods, jewels, plate, and paintings owned by King Charles I and sold by order of the State between 1649 and 1652. With descriptions of items, places, valuations, and buyers. 18th century copy. f. 1r Title page: ‘An Inventory of The Household Goods, Jewells Plate &c, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume.

8. Harley MS 6986

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6986
Title:
Letters and state papers of English sovereigns, from King Henry VI to King James I
Scope & Content:
Letters and state papers of English sovereigns, from the reign of King Henry VI to the reign of King James I. ff. 1r-2r Letters patent, sent from King Henry VI to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. Containing a list of demands, and the King's answer to each article. Kennington, 11 May [1437]. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c. 1485-c 1625
Extent:

1 volume

9. Harley MS 6987

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6987
Title:
Royal letters and warrants, 1621-1624
Scope & Content:
Royal letters and warrants, from the end of the reign of King James VI and I, 1621-1624. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from King James VI and I to Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and Lord Treasurer. Sending a reminder to furnish George Villiers, Marquess of Buckingham, with 10,000 l. for his wife’s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1621-1624
Extent:
1 volume

10. Harley MS 6988

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6988
Title:
Royal letters and warrants, 1625-1655
Scope & Content:
Royal letters and warrants from the reign of King Charles I and the Interregnum, from 1625 to 1655. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from King Charles I to George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Concerning the Queen’s attendants. Hampton Court, 20 November 1625. ff. 3r-4v: Letter from King Charles I to George ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1625-1655
Extent:
1 volume