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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 157
Title:: Queen Anne of Denmark's Household Book
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript, with this title, inscribed on folio 3: 'A Declaration, or a most plaine & undoubted Cours, in what honorable manner the most Excellent, High-borne Queen Ann[e] Queen of Great Britaine etc. may mayntayne & keepe a most Royall-bountifull Howse for one whole Yeare; Her Maj...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1613
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 159
Title:: Parliamentary journal for 1623-1624, with other papers
Scope & Content:: Manuscript parliamentary journal compiled for Simonds D’Ewes, with preliminary pages constructed from a printed broadside, and two folios of unrelated notes. f. 1: Fragment (from an earlier flyleaf?) with manuscript Latin quotations on bravery in adversity and honourable defeat, from Tacitus, W...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1623-1624
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 161
Title:: Collection of tracts and papers on Parliamentary affairs
Scope & Content:: Collection of papers in various hands. Contents: f. 1: List of peers of the realm. Headed: ‘Nomina Dominorum; a[nn]o 18 Jac. a[nn]o 1620. Die martis, die 30 Januarij’. January 1621. f. 2-27: Short notes and papers of Simonds D’Ewes, apparently used in his collected journals of Parliament (l...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1620s
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 162
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, Volume 1
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume titled ‘A Journall of the Parliament begunne Nov. 3. Tuesday ao.Dm. 1640. ao.16. Regis Caroli collected and gathered for the most part of it by me Sir Simonds D’Ewes of Stowhall in the Countie of Suffolke Knight and Baronett; being one of the Burgesses of the Towne and Bu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1640-1642
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 162-166
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, with various parliamentary papers
Scope & Content:: Five folio manuscript volumes containing a journal of the House of Commons which was collected and gathered, for the most part, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, along with some parliamentary papers.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1640-1648
Extent:: 5 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 163
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, Volume 2
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a journal of the House of Commons which was collected and gathered, for the most part, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The journal begins on 6 April 1641, and ends 6 October 1642. The dates within the volume are not sequential. Before the entry for 6 April 1641, two fo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1640-1642
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 164
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, Volume 3
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a journal of the House of Commons which was collected and gathered, for the most part, by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The journal begins on 3 February 1640 [1641], and ends 27 June 1643. The dates within the volume are not sequential.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1641-1643
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 165
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons and parliamentary papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, Volume 4
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing parliamentary papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, and a journal of the House of Commons, compiled and partly written by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Contents: f. 1: Copy of a letter of summons written by Mr Henry Elsinge to Mr Henry Starky of Darley, Cheshire, to appear befo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1641-1643
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 166
Title:: Journal of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, Volume 5
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1-274: Continuation of the journal of the House of Commons compiled and partly written by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Some of this has been written on scrap paper, including printed sheets. 13 February 1643 [1644]-3 November 1645. ff. 275-275v: Ordinance of Parli...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1644-1648
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 167
Title:: An English miscellany containing texts relating to naval matters
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-202v: A large collection of tracts and letters, primarily concerning naval matters. The manuscript contains documents on the victualling of ships, navigating, shipments, prices of goods, the custom system (taxes for good exported and imported through ports). The manuscript feat...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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