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1. Add MS 4158

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Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1657-1660
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:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1657-1660
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 33531

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Title:
State papers and correspondence relating to England and Scotland
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–222v: A volume of papers relating to border affairs between England and Scotland (1528–1594), Scottish state papers and correspondence (1449–1594), and the reign of James VI (1567–1594). Among the papers relating to Mary, Queen of Scots, are transcripts of the proceedings of the Commissi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1449-c 1594
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 33592

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Title:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Ralph Sadler, Volume II (1559-1560)
Scope & Content:
Official papers and correspondence of Sir Ralph Sadler, diplomat and administrator (1507-1587), relating to transactions between England and Scotland, November 1559-April 1560. f. 1 Letter from Sir William Cecil to Sir Ralph Sadler and Sir James Croft. The court, 3 November 1559. f. 3 Letter ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1559-1560
Extent:

1 volume

4. Add MS 41131

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Add MS 41131
Title:
Letter from Florimond Robertet, seigneur du Fresne, Secretary of State, to Sébastien de l'Aubespine, Bishop of Limoges, Franch ambassador to Philip II of Spain; Fontainebleau, 28 July 1560
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-2v: Letter from Florimond Robertet, seigneur du Fresne, Secretary of State, to Sébastien de l'Aubespine, Bishop of Limoges, Franch ambassador to Philip II of Spain; Fontainebleau, 28 July 1560. In French. Robertet is disappointed at the hard conditions of the recent Treaty of E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Jul 1560
Extent:
1 item