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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6946
Title:: Five sermons by John Donne
Scope & Content:: Five sermons by John Donne, each transcribed by a different scribe. Sermons 2-5 have been corrected at a later date. f. 1*r reads ‘IV Excellent Sermons Preachd & wrote in the 17. Cent’. ff. 1r-11r: ‘Prou: 8: 17: I love them that love mee and they that seeke mee earlie shall finde mee’. Beg...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1620-1630
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6986
Title:: Letters and state papers of English sovereigns, from King Henry VI to King James I
Scope & Content:: Letters and state papers of English sovereigns, from the reign of King Henry VI to the reign of King James I. ff. 1r-2r Letters patent, sent from King Henry VI to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. Containing a list of demands, and the King's answer to each article. Kennington, 11 May [1437]. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:: c. 1485-c 1625
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6987
Title:: Royal letters and warrants, 1621-1624
Scope & Content:: Royal letters and warrants, from the end of the reign of King James VI and I, 1621-1624. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from King James VI and I to Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and Lord Treasurer. Sending a reminder to furnish George Villiers, Marquess of Buckingham, with 10,000 l. for his wife’s...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:: 1621-1624
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6988
Title:: Royal letters and warrants, 1625-1655
Scope & Content:: Royal letters and warrants from the reign of King Charles I and the Interregnum, from 1625 to 1655. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from King Charles I to George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Concerning the Queen’s attendants. Hampton Court, 20 November 1625. ff. 3r-4v: Letter from King Charles I to George ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and Latin
Date Range:: 1625-1655
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6989
Title:: Letters and state warrants, 1377-1557
Scope & Content:: Letters and state warrants, from the years 1377-1557. f. 1r-1v Letter from Johannes Haukewood, Capitanus Defensoribus Civitates Senarum. 3 February 1377. Latin. f. 2r-2v Letter from Matheus Beccharis, Thomae Cardinali Eboracensi. Abinton, 30 May 1518. Latin. ff. 3r-4v Letter from L. Campegiu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, Greek, Ancient, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:: 1377-1557
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6990
Title:: Letters and state warrants, 1560-1570
Scope & Content:: Letters and state warrants, from the years 1560-1570. ff. 1r-4v: Copy of a letter from Sir William Cecil, later 1st Baron Burghley, to Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford and Captain of Berwick. On the favour of Queen Elizabeth I, and his honour. No date. ff. 5r-6v: Copy of a letter to Robert Dud...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and Latin
Date Range:: 1560-1570
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6991
Title:: Letters written by prominent individuals such as the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Leicester, 1571–1574
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–139r: A volume of letters written by prominent individuals such as the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Leicester, from 1571–1574. With a modern index and notes on the individuals who wrote them. ff. 1r–2v: Original letter from Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury to the Earl of Leicester, concerni...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1571–1574
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6992
Title:: Letters on state affairs, 1575–1580
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–140v: Letters on state affairs from many prominent individuals, including Francis Walsingham, Richard Shelley, John Perrot, Thomas Smith and John Norreys, 1575–1580. ff. 1r–2v: Original letter from Sir Thomas Smith, Secretary of State to the Lord Treasurer William Cecil Lord Burghley, 27...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1575-1580
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6993
Title:: Letters on state affairs, 1581–1586
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–132v: Letters on state affairs from many prominent individuals, including Christopher Hatton, Walter Mildmay, Henry Norreys, Richard Shelley, Thomas Smith, and Francis Walsingham, 1581–1586. ff. 1r–2v: Original letter from Mr William Badger to Francis Mylles Esquire, concerning the right...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and Latin
Date Range:: 1581-1586
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 6994
Title:: Letters on state affairs, 1586–1589
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–216v: Letters on state affairs from many prominent individuals, including Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester; William Cecil, Lord Burghley; John Puckering; Sir Walter Mildmay, and Francis Walsingham, 1586–1589. ff. 1r–v: Original complimentary letter in Latin from Hieronymus Groslotiu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1586-1589
Extent:: 1 volume

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