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1. Cotton MS Cleopatra E VI/2

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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

2. Cotton MS Vespasian C III

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Cotton MS Vespasian C III
Title:
Correspondence concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–156r: Correspondence (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, February 1525–December 1526, principally of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530). Primarily English and Latin, partly in cipher, with occasional items in Spanish and Fre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1525-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Cotton MS Vespasian C IV

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Cotton MS Vespasian C IV
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Spain, 1527-1529
Scope & Content:
Records and papers concerning England and Spain, between January 1527 and December 1529. Principally correspondence of Thomas Wolsey (1470/71–1530), royal minister, archbishop of York, and cardinal, and Henry VIII (1491–1547), king of England and Ireland, with some papers of Charles V (1500-1558...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1527-1529
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Vitellius B XIII

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Cotton MS Vitellius B XIII
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1530–1532
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–240v: Records and papers concerning England and Rome, 1530–1532, including papers concerning the divorce of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547) from Catherine of Aragon. See Burnet, vol. i. Coll. f. 85. 88. 107. 110-118 vol. iii. Coll. f. 32.] f. 1r: Title-page. ff. 2r–5v: An account...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume