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Name Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, Bishop of Meaux

1. Add MS 4277

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THORESBY PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 201). Letters, etc., of miscellaneous literary persons and ecclesiastics, mostly foreign; circ. 1549- 1721. Latin, Greek, English, French, Italian and Dutch. Many of the letters are addressed to Thomas Gale, Dean of York (1697-1702). Among them are letters from (a)...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1559-1572
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1 item

2. Add MS 4299

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of letters and papers, of a commercial and diplomatic character, mostly referring to foreign affairs. Included are some original letters, imperfect or unsigned drafts, etc. The names of the writers, etc. are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
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1 item

3. Add MS 23102

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MISCELLANEOUS original letters of eminent foreigners, principally Frenchmen; 1558-[circa 1840]. The writers are: 1. Count F[rancesco] Algarotti to General , concerning David Garrick; Pisa, 5 Mar. 1764. Fr. f. 6. 2. [Henri François] D'Aguesseau [Chancellor of France] to [Guillaume] de Lamoignon...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1558-[c 1840]
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1 item

4. Add MS 23206

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MISCELLANEOUS English and foreign original letters, etc.; [circa 1492]-1817. The writers are 1. [Frà Girolamo Savonarola?] to Charles [VIII.] of France; n.d. [circa 1492 ?]. Ital. f. 1. 2. [Sir] Adryan Poynynges [Governor of Portsmouth] to [Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, as Earl Marshal]; n.d. [ante 1571], f. 4. 3. Marcus Stainberger to [William Cecil, Lord Burleigh] Lord High Treasurer, and other members of the Privy Council, concerning the mines of Cumberland; Keswick, 8 Aug. 1583, f....
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Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale; of Hatton: Letters to his brother the Duke of Lauderdale: 1657-1682. includes: f. 1 Girolamo Savonarola, Priore di S Marco: Letter to Charles VIII. of France, attributed to: circ. 1492.: Ital. f.1 Charles VIII of France: Letter to, from G. Savonarola: ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[c 1492]-1817
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 24182

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AUTOGRAPH letters of the following:- 1. Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre, to Henry III. of France; [1586]. Fr. f. 1. 2.Elizabeth, Queen of England, to the Duc de Nevers; Nonsuch, 27 Aug. 1595. Fr. Signed; with seal. f. 3. 3. Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux; Germigny, 3 Nov. 1692. Fr. f. 5. 4. William III. of England; Namur, 8 July, 1695. Fr. f. 7. 5. William Blathwayt [Secretary at War] to [George] Stepnoy [Envoy to the Elector of Brandenburg]; [circa 1690], f. 9. ...
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includes: f. 1 Henry III of Navarre: Letter from Marguerite, his wife, to her brother, Henri III., of France: 1586.: Fr. f. 1 Henry III of France: Letter to, from his sister Marguerite: 1586.: Fr. f. 3 Luigi Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers; Governor of Champagne: Letter to, from - Qu. Elizabeth: 1595.:...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1586-1821
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1 item

6. Add MS 24421

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ORIGINAL letters of J[acques] Bènigne [Bossuet], É[vêque] de Meaux, to Madame d'Albert; Paris, Meaux, etc., 21 Dec. 1690-21 ixov. 1698. Fr.; with seals. Printed, with a few omissions, in "Oeuvres de Bossuet," ed. 1778, vol. xii. Paper. Small Quarto.
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Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux: Letters to Madame d'Albert: 1690-1698.: Fr. Henriette Thérèse d' Albert: Letters to, from Bishop Bossuet: 1690-1698.: Fr.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1690-1698
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 29760

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A COLLECTION of original letters and other documents of princes and illustrious persons of France; from the year 1556 to the beginning of the present century; in Fr. The contents of the letters are often very interesting, and many of them are addressed to Cardinal Richelieu. 1. Charles de Lorraine, Cardinal Archbishop of Rheims; 23 Mar. 1556. Acquittance. f. 1. 2. Henry de Lorraine, Duc de Guise; 31 July, 1565. Acquittance. With seal. f. 2. 3. Françoise d'Orléans, widow of [Louis I.] d...
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France General Chronicles and History, etc: Letters of princes, nobles, etc.: 1556-1804.: Fr. includes: f. 1 Charles de Lorraine, 1st Cardinal de Lorraine: Acquittance: 1556.: Fr. f. 2 Henri de Lorraine, Duc de- Guise: Acquittance, with heal: 1665.: Fr. f. 3 Françoise de Bourbon, wife of Louis...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 16th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 31251

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GENERAL correspondence of Lord Lovat, chiefly in connexion with his plot for the invasion of Scotland; 1701-1704. Many of the letters are addressed to him under the assumed names of Captain John Campbell, and Captain John Smeaton or Seaton. Among the writers are:- Lucy Jones; 1702. ff. 7, 11, 1...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1701-1704
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 40690

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ORIGINAL LETTERS. etc., 1529-1872 and undated, largely (perhaps entirely) collected by Joseph Green Cogswell, LL.D., Superintendent of the Astor Library, New York (see A. E. Ticknor, Life of J. G. Cogswell, privately printed, 1874). Some of the letters are accompanied by engraved portraits (for which see the Index) and printed matter. Contents:- 1. Charles [V, Holy Roman Emperor] to his aunt [Margaret, Duchess of Savoy, Archduchess of Austria] as Regent [of the Netherlands]; Saragossa, 20 ...
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includes: f. 1 Cyphers: Letter of the Emperor Charles V partly in: 1529.f. 2 Netherlands, United Provinces: Letter to Margaret of Austria, as Govemor, from her nephew Charles V: 1529.: Fr. and cypher.f. 2 Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Letter to his aunt Margaret of Savoy: 1529.: Fr. and ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and German
Date Range:
1529-1872
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 44794

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Vol. DCCIX (ff. 201). [19th century] includes: ff. 1-103 passim Religion: Memoranda by W. E. Gladstone rel. to: 1832-1894.ff. 65-94 passim Theology: Memoranda by W. E. Gladstone on theological subjects: [1829]-1894.ff. 104-130 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses by W. E. Gladstone: [1818]-1897.f. 131...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[19th century]
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1 item