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1. Cotton MS Appendix L

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix L
Title:
State Papers, 1513-1637
Scope & Content:
This volume, primarily of original douments, includes correspondence in the hands of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (1470/71-1530), Thomas Cromwell (d. 1540), and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520/1521-1598); letters from Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532-1590) relating to the Babington conspiracy,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1513-1637
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Caligula B VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VII
Title:
Records and papers (originals and copies) concerning England and Scotland, 1525–1556
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–513v: A volume of original documents and copies concerning England and Scotland, 1525–1556, several of which relate to a potential marriage between Edward VI and Mary Queen of Scots. f. 1r: Title page. ff. 2r–v, 3v: Original letter from Dr Magnus to Cardinal Wolsey, reporting that he ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/2
Title:
Papers relating to the Reformation, 1533-1536
Scope & Content:
Collection of tracts and papers concerning the power of the King in ecclesiastical councils; the duties of bishops and priests; and the rights of the Church of England against the claims of the Pope. ff. 168r-179v: Letter from Sir Thomas More to King Henry VIII. Defending himself. Chelchith, 5 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1533-1536
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Galba B X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Galba B X
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1531–1546
Scope & Content:
Collection of letters and papers concerning England and Burgundy, dating from between 1531 and 1546. f. 1r: Cottonian title-page. ff. 2r-6v: Four letters from Stephen Vaughan to Thomas Cromwell. Reporting having finished a book concerning the wool trade in the Low Countries, and sending intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1531-1546
Extent:
1 volume

5. Cotton MS Otho C X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho C X
Title:
Papers relating to the marriages of King Henry VIII
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the divorce of Henry VII (1457–1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, from Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henry VIII. Also concerning his marriages to: Anne Boleyn (c. 1500–1536), queen of England and second consort of Henry VIII; A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1528-1544
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Titus B IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus B IX
Title:
Irish Parliament, Acts of Henry IV to Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:
Collection of Acts of the Irish Parliament, titled ‘Severall Statutes and Acts of Parliament holden att Dublin in Ireland. As you may see in the Index at the latter end of this booke’ (f. 1r). Owned by George Carew, Earl of Totnes (1555-1629), whose annotations are on ff. 8v-14r. f. 2r Abridgem...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-1st half 17th century
Extent:
1 volume.