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11. Cotton MS Galba C XI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba C XI
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587. The first 60 folios have been damaged by fire. f. 1 Fragment of title page engraving. ff. 2-60 Fragments, including letters and accounts of the armies in the Low Countries. Captains mentioned in the accounts include: Colonel Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter 16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume.

12. Cotton MS Galba D II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D II
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1587. ff. 3r-3v, 5r-8v Draft instructions to Queen Elizabeth I’s commissioners. Concerning their journey to the Low Countries to treat for peace. In the hand of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. September 1587. f. 4r-4v Letter from ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
September 1587-December 1587
Extent:
1 volume

13. Cotton MS Galba D III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D III
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1588–1589
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1588-1589. ff. 3r-4v Letter from Sir William Russell to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Reporting the dangers he apprehends for Flushing. Flushing, January 2 1587-8. ff. 5r-6v Memorandum for Joachim Ortell, agent sent from the Stat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1588-1589
Extent:
1 volume

14. Cotton MS Galba D IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D IV
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1589
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1589. ff. 3r-4v Letter from Anna Walbourg de Nieuwenaar, wife of Adolf van Nieuwenaar, possibly to Sir Francis Walsingham. Concerning the proceedings against Prounincq of Deventer and Captain Claerhagen. Utrecht, January 3 1589. Fren...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume.

15. Cotton MS Galba D V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1589
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries. From July to December 1589. ff. 3r-5v Letter from Thomas Bodley to the Privy Council. Reporting his negotiations with the States General. The Hague, July 9 1589. ff. 6r-7v Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State, to Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1589
Extent:
1 volume.

16. Cotton MS Galba D XIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba D XIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Germany, 1558–1603
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Germany, mainly between 1558 and 1603. f. 1r-1v: Letter from Queen Elizabeth I to Frederick IV, Elector Palatine. Commending his agent Philip de Hoghensax. Woodstock, July 29 1574. Latin. ff. 2r-3v: Letter from George Michael Lingelsheim to Sir Henry S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, German, Low, and Latin
Date Range:
1558-1603
Extent:
1 volume

17. Cotton MS Julius F VI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Julius F VI
Title:
Historical and topographical collections, 1529-1640
Scope & Content:
Collection of historical letters and papers, principally from the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James VI and I. From the collection of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician. Partly assembled by Cotton and William Camden (1551–1623), historian an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1529-1640
Extent:

1 volume

18. Cotton MS Nero B I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero B I
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Portugal, 1373–1604
Scope & Content:
Collection of records and papers concerning England and Portugal, dating from between 1373 and 1604. Including letters by Henry VI (1421–1471), king of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine; King João I of Portugal (1385–1433); King João III of Portugal (1521–1577); and William Cecil, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1378-1604
Extent:
1 volume

19. Cotton MS Otho E IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho E IV
Title:
Letter-book of Sir Henry Brooke alias Cobham (d. 1592) as English Ambassador in France, 1580-1582
Scope & Content:
This is the letter-book (1580-1582) of Sir Henry Brooke alias Cobham (1537-1592), English Ambassador in France. (Cobham preferred to use the family title of Cobham as surname rather than the actual family name of Brooke). The volume was badly damaged in the fire of the Cotton MSS in 1731, so na...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1580-1582
Extent:
1 volume.

20. Cotton MS Otho E IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho E IX
Title:
Papers and letters on maritime affairs, including the Spanish Armada
Scope & Content:
Papers and letters relating to the Admiralty, Navy and shipping, 1513-1634. Including a report by Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) of the raid on Cadiz, 1587, letters of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham (1536-1624), Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), and items conce...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1513-1634
Extent:
1 volume.