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1. Stowe MS 142

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Stowe MS 142
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MISCELLANEOUS historical letters, etc.; 1375-1810. In two series, English or relating to England and (artt. 87-106) foreign. 1. Andrea Contarini, Doge of Venice, to Edward III. of England, desiring a safe conduct for merchant-ships about to be sent to Flanders; " in nostro ducali Palatio," 5 F...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1375-1810
Extent:
1 item

2. Stowe MS 152

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Stowe MS 152
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COLLECTION Of political and other papers, chiefly contemporary transcripts, with a few originals and modern copies, the majority relating to the events of the 17th cent. Included are:- 1. Petition to Richard II. from Margaret, dau. and heir of the late Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Stowe MS 172

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Stowe MS 172
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EDMONDES PAPERS. Vol. VII. (ff. 321). 26 March, 1611-30 June, 1612. During this period affairs connected with the succession of Cleves were quiet. The two Electors were content, after Juliers had been recaptured, to renew their engagement to continue joint rulers of the disputed Duchies; while t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
26 Mar 1611-30 Jun 1612
Extent:
1 item

4. Stowe MS 173

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Stowe MS 173
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EDMONDES PAPERS. Vol. VIII. (ff. 311). 1 July, 1612-24 March, 1612 [3]. Edmondes's drafts are very numerous in this volume, and are addressed to the King and to Robert Carr, Viscount Rochester. They give a very particular account of the dissensions in the French Court. James I. took great intere...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
1 Jul 1612-24 Mar 1613
Extent:
1 item

5. Stowe MS 184

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Stowe MS 184
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Vol. I. (ff. 283). 1628-1651. 1. Message of the King to the House of Commons concerning liberty of speech; [? circ. 1628]. Copy (18th cent.). f. 1. 2. Privy Council to the " Chiefe officers of the Towne of Colchester," commanding them to assist the officers of the Customs at that Port; 3l Ma...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1628-1651
Extent:
1 item

6. Stowe MS 185

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Stowe MS 185
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Vol. II. (ff. 226). 1653-1746. 1. Letters and papers relating to the sale of fee-farm rents, 1653- 1655. Included are:-(a) Order from the " Commissioners for removing obstructions in ye Sale of the Honours, etc., of ye late King, Queene and Prince," concerning the purchase of the Honour of Hig...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1653-1746
Extent:
1 item

7. Stowe MS 186

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Stowe MS 186
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TRANSCRIPTS of State Papers; 1631-1727. 1. Arthur Hopton, English Agent at Madrid, to [Dudley Carleton] Viscount Dorchester, with a relation of the discovery of New Mexico by the Franciscans, etc.; Madrid, 22 Aug. 1631. f. 3. 2. " A just character of the Lord Major and the whole Court of Ald...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1631-1727
Extent:
1 item

8. Stowe MS 200

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Stowe MS 200
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ESSEX PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 493). Jan.-Dec. 1672. 1. Warrants to send troops from the " army of Ireland " into England, under command of Richard, Lord Le Power; Whitehall, 1, 3 Aug. 1672. ff. 96, 102. 2. Letters from the Bishops of Derry and Down and Connor on disorders among the Presbyterian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1672-Dec 1672
Extent:
1 item

9. Stowe MS 200-217

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Stowe MS 200-217
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ESSEX PAPERS: Royal warrants, official and private letters and other papers addressed to Arthur Capell, Earl of Essex, while Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, followed by a register of his own letters; 1672-1677. Eighteen volumes. Paper. Folio. The correspondence chiefly relates to appointments to offices in Ireland, grants of lands under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, pensions, the farming of the revenues, the irregularities in the payment of the forces in Ireland, the disabilities of th...
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Trade: Letters and papers relating to trade in Ireland: 1672-1679. Roman Catholics: Letters relating to, in Ireland: 1672-1677. Revenue: Papers relating to the revenue in Ireland, during the Lord Lieutenancy of Lord Essex: 1672-1677. Richard Jones, 3rd Viscount (1669) and 1st Earl (1674) of R...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1672-1677
Extent:
18 items

10. Stowe MS 207

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Stowe MS 207
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ESSEX PAPERS. Vol. VIII. (ff. 448). Jan.-May, 1675. 1. Letters from Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor General, relating to Essex House; Strand, 9 Jan.-15 May, 1675. ff. 30, 86, 139, 165, 206, 396. 2. Letters from Sir William Temple; Hague, 22 Jan., 5 Feb., 9 Apr. 1675. ff. 36, 93, 278. 3. Opin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jan 1675-May 1675
Extent:
1 item