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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 384
Title:: Correspondence of Simonds D’Ewes with his wife's family and his cousins
Scope & Content:: Letters written by the cousins and relatives by marriage of Simonds D'Ewes, chiefly to himself. Includes a few earlier family letters of the Clopton, Symonds and Waldegrave families. The letters show signs of original folds, addresses and broken wax seals. Contents: ff. 1-18: Letters from his s...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1580-1649
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 385-386 and 388
Title:: Correspondence of Simonds D’Ewes on domestic and private business
Scope & Content:: Letters on domestic and private business, chiefly to Simonds D’Ewes, arranged alphabetically by writer, in three volumes. Includes some letters from an earlier period.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1565-1650
Extent:: 3 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 387
Title:: Correspondence of Simonds D’Ewes on domestic and private business
Scope & Content:: Letters on domestic and private business, including accounts, chiefly to Simonds D’Ewes. Arranged alphabetically by writer, A-Y (Aston-Young), with three preliminary letters from John Henry (ff. 1-3) and two final folios of quotations (ff. 136-137). Many letters copiously annotated by Simonds D’...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1624-1646
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 389-390
Title:: Newsletters on public matters from Joseph Mede of Christ’s College, Cambridge, to Sir Martin Stuteville, Dalham
Scope & Content:: Two volumes of letters on public matters at home and abroad sent by Cambridge scholar Joseph Mede (or Mead) to his friend Sir Martin Stuteville, Dalham. Vol. 1: December 1620-December 1625. Vol. 2: 12 January 1625/6-20 May 1631.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1620-1631
Extent:: 2 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 391
Title:: Cartulary of Waltham Abbey
Scope & Content:: General cartulary of Waltham Abbey, arranged in sections by grantors, with extensive miscellaneous additions. Gatherings 1–3, 10, 16, and 21–23 were compiled during the reign of Henry III (r. 1216–1272); 4, 9, 8, 24 during that of Edward I (1272–1307), and 13 was not completed until 1523. Arran...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: c 1220-1523
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 392
Title:: Cartulary of the Gainsford family of Crowhurst, Surrey
Scope & Content:: Cartulary of deeds of the Gainsford family, from the time of Edward III–Henry VI, relating to Surrey, Sussex and Kent, arranged under the following headings: f. 1r–v: ‘Rentale Iohannis Gaynesforde manerii sui de Crowherst facto duodecimo die Ianuarii anno regni Regis Henrici sextius post conque...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 393, 4659 and 6907
Title:: Three poetic manuscripts
Scope & Content:: Contains Harley MS 393, Harley MS 4659, Harley MS 6907, which have been bound together. These three manuscripts all contain poetry, but are unrelated to one another.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1649-c 1715
Extent:: 1 volume (3 items)

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 394
Title:: Statutes of the Order of the Garter
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-16r: The Statutes of the Order of the Garter; as amended by King Edward VI on 27 March 1552. ff. 17r-20r: Additions made by Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), Old English scholar and librarian. Decoration: The coat of arms of the Order of the Garter in colours (f. 1v); s...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1552
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 395
Title:: Statutes of England
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-5v: 'Magna Carta'. ff. 5v-8r: 'Carta de Foresta'. ff. 8r-8v: 'Sententia Excommunicationis lata post confectionem Cartarum'. ff. 8v-11r: 'Provisiones de Merton'. ff. 11r-18r: 'Statuta de Marleberge'. ff. 18r-31v: 'Statutum Westmonasterii primum'. ff. 31v-35r: 'Statut...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 14th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 396
Title:: Statutes and records of Hereford Cathedral
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-3v: ‘Iniunctions geven by the most excellent Prince Edward the Sixt by the grace of God King of England ffrance and Ireland defender of the faith in earth of the Church of England ffrance and Ireland under God Supremehead, in highnes visitacion to the Deanes, Subdeanes, Chaunto...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 16th century-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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