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471. Harley MS 371

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 371
Title:
Thomas Smith's dialogue on Elizabeth I's marriage and a Life of Mary Queen of Scots
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–58v: Sir Thomas Smith's dialogue concerning Elizabeth I's marriage, c. 1560, without the preamble, beginning 'As I was walking in my garden alone'. The first six leaves were removed from Harley MS 252 (numbered ff. 27–32). Printed in John Strype, The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith (1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

472. Harley MS 372

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 372
Title:
John Lydgate, The Life of St Edmund and St Fremund; Advice to an old gentleman who wished for a young wife; John Lydgate, The Kings of England; John Lydgate, Complaint þat Crist maketh of his Passioun; Geoffrey Chaucer, Anelida and Arcite; Sir Richard Roos, La Belle Dame sans Mercy; John Lydgate, Prayer on the Five Joys of the Virgin Mary; Thomas Hoccleve, Regiment of Princes; anonymous prayers and poems
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-44v: John Lydgate, The Life of St Edmund and St Fremund. ff. 45r-51r: Advice to an old gentleman who wished for a young wife, ‘A philisophre a good clerk seculer’. ff. 51r-53v: John Lydgate, The Kings of England (revised edition). ff. 54r-55r: John Lydgate, Complaint þat ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

473. Harley MS 373

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 373
Title:
Letters of Paul D’Ewes and members of his family, 1617-1630
Scope & Content:
Family correspondence of Paul D'Ewes, father of Simonds D’Ewes. Includes letters to Sisillia (his first wife), Simonds D’Ewes (their son), Mary Prince (whom Paul D’Ewes courted), Elizabeth Denton (his second wife), and Martin Stuteville (Elizabeth Denton’s brother). Includes letters from his wiv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1617-1630
Extent:
1 volume

474. Harley MS 375

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 375
Title:
Letters from Albertus Joachim to Simonds D’Ewes
Scope & Content:
Letters in Latin from Albertus Joachim, ambassador of the United Provinces, to Sir Simonds D’Ewes on English and continental affairs. Chiefly written from London, Chester and other places in England, with some from abroad, 1627-1641. Arranged chronologically. Interspersed with copies and extract...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1625-1641
Extent:
1 volume

475. Harley MS 376

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 376
Title:
Letters to Simonds D'Ewes
Scope & Content:
Collection of original letters from political leaders, nobles and scholars written to Simonds D’Ewes from England and the Continent, 1620-1649. Chiefly in Latin, and a few in English, French, and German. With a small number of other documents at the beginning of the volume, dated 1585-1642. Ta...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1585-1649
Extent:
1 volume

476. Harley MS 377

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 377
Title:
Letters from Simonds D’Ewes
Scope & Content:
Collected letters written by Sir Simonds D’Ewes to recipients in England and the Continent, 1620-1650. In his own hand or the hand of his secretaries. The first part of the volume (ff. 1-193) consists of fair copies, and the second part (ff. 194-313) consists of drafts, some marked for copying. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1620-1650
Extent:
1 volume

477. Harley MS 378

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 378
Title:
Simonds D’Ewes’ correspondence drafts, papers relating to the Long Parliament, and loan records
Scope & Content:
Collection of separate papers of Simonds D’Ewes, now bound together in a folio volume. Chiefly 1640s. Includes papers relating to the Long Parliament during the reign of Charles I, drafts of letters from Simonds D’Ewes, in Latin unless otherwise stated (ff. 25-111), and some documents relating t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:

1 volume

478. Harley MS 379

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 379
Title:
Correspondence of Simonds D’Ewes with family and friends, 1615-1647
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Simonds D'Ewes and his family and close friends, including a few letters written by them to others. Includes correspondence with his first and second wives, Anne (1613-1641) and Elizabeth (d. 1656), and his brother Richard who died at the Siege of Reading in 1642/3. The le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1615-1647
Extent:
1 volume

479. Harley MS 381

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 381
Title:
Genealogical transcripts, notes, and family trees of Sir Simonds D’Ewes
Scope & Content:
Composite volume of genealogical papers. Includes pedigrees, arms (some painted), transcripts of historic documents, inscriptions, facsimiles of seals and documents. Most written for, or in the hand of, Sir Simonds D’Ewes (1602-1650). Similar in content to Harley MS 380. For a detailed descrip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

480. Harley MS 382

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 382
Title:
Correspondence of Simonds D'Ewes with his sisters and their families
Scope & Content:
Letters written by the sisters (Joan Elyott, Mary Bowes, Grace Bokenham, Elizabeth Poley) and brothers in law, and other close relations of Simonds D'Ewes, chiefly to himself. The letters show signs of original folds, addresses and broken wax seals. Contents: ff. 1-57: Letters from his sister J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1620s-1640s
Extent:
1 volume

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