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1. Add MS 4158

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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 4293

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Miscellaneous warrants, letters. etc., chiefly original, collected by Thomas Birch; 1536-1765. The names of the writers, etc., are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The more important articles are described below:- (1) Warrant of Henry VIII to Sir Thomas Audeley, Chancellor of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1536-1765
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4434

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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 327). (1) An account by Dr. Thomas Stack of a tract entitled 'Johannis Matthaei Barthii ... de Culice Dissertatio'; 1737. ff. 1-2b. (2) Accounts by Mark Catesby, F.R.S., of René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur's 'Memoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1736-1738
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 14854

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MISCELLANEOUS Papers, relating chiefly to the history of Scotland; with a collection of Jacobite and other Songs, as follows:- Copies of Treaties between Denmark and Scotland in 1469 and 1550, Lat. f. 7;-" The Genealogic of the House of Drummond," f. 22;-Protestation of Alexander Craufurd of Clashlochie, Sheriff depute of Kinross, against the address to the Prince of Orange, 8 March, 1689, f. 38 b;-Statutes of Heriot's Hospital, compiled by Walter Balcanqwell, Dean of Rochester, f. 39;-" A...
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Kingdom of Scotland: Papers relating to its history: 1469-1723. includes: f. 7 Kingdom of Scotland: Treaties with Denmark: 1469-1550. f. 7 Kingdom of Denmark: Treaties with Scotland: 1469-1550. f. 22 Drummond family: Genealogy. f. 38. b Alexander Cranfurd, of Clashlochie: Protestation of, agai...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1469-1723
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 22046

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MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc.; 1475-1809, viz.: 1. Loysius de Pulcis [Luigi Pulci], the poet, to Nicolo Strozzi ?; 13 Oct. 1475. Ital. f. 1. 2. [Aimeri d'Amboise] Commander of Rhodes, to Pope [Julius II.], describing the movements of the Turks; Aug. 1511. Lat. f. 2. 3. Gonzalvo [Hernandez de Cordova y Aguilar] to M. de Lude, Chevalier de l'ordre du Roy, etc.; Camp at Egros, 2 Sept. 1515. Fr. f. 3. 4. Robert Stuart to [Anne Duc de Montmorency] Constable of France, respecting the...
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includes: f. 1 Nicolo Strozzi: Letter to, from L. de Pulcis: 1475.: Ital. f. 1 Luigi Pulci, Italian poet: Letter to Nicolo Strozzi: 1475.: Ital. f. 2 Aimeri d' Amboise, Grand Master of the order of St John of Jerusalem: Letter to Julius II.: 1511.: Lat. f. 2 Julius II; Pope: Letter to, from the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1475-1809
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 22922

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"REPORT made to the Lordes of his Majesties Privy Councill concerning the late tumult" at Edinburgh, 24 Nov. 1664; Edinburgh, 24 Dec. 1664. Followed by a note of approval by the Privy Council, 27 Dec. 1664, signed by Peter Wedderburne, clerk, and by the depositions of witnesses. At f. 42 are the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1664-27 Dec 1664
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 23109

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Copies and drafts of papers and letters to Scotland; 1189- 1669, viz.: 1. "Copia scripture facte per Richardum Primum Regem Anglie Guilielmo Regi Scocie, anno ejus prima" [l189], f. 2. 2. "Responsio Cesaris [Charles V.] ad foederatorum proposita, 12 Febr. 1527," f. 2. 3. Address of the Scotc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1189-1669
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 23121

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Jan. - March 1664. James Sharp, Minister of Crail, afterwards Archbishop of St. Andrews: Engagement relating to the sees of Aberdeen and Orkney: 1664. Sir William Sharp, of Stoniehill; Keeper of the Signet of Scotland: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1674. includes: f. 1 James Bailli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1664-Mar 1664
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 23135

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March 1671 - Sept. 1673. Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1685. includes: ff. 1, 38, 44, 52 Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline: Letters to his nephew, Lord Lauderdale: 1657-1671. ff. 5-284, passim Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine: Lett...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Mar 1671-Sep 1673
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 23136

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1673 - 1674. Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll: Letters to the Duke of Lauderdale: 1660-1685. includes: f. 1 Kingdom of Scotland: Warrant to the Treasury from Charles II.: 1673. f. 1 John Carmichael, Lord Carmichael, afterwards 1st Earl of Hyndford: Royal warrant in his favour: 1673. ff....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1673-1674
Extent:
1 item