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1. Add MS 33589

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Add MS 33589
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LETTERS and papers, public and private, collected by John Smyth, of Nibley, and his family, chiefly relating to co. Gloucester; 1632-xviiith cent. The latter portion (ff. 121-304) consists of correspondence of [James Butler, lst] Duke of Ormonde, principally with, or relating to the affairs of, William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, who married Lady Elizabeth Butler, his granddaughter; 1673-1688. The names of the writers will be found in the Index. Paper; ff. 350. Folio.
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William Dick, Merchant of Edinburgh: Loan to Sir W. Hamilton: 1632. includes: f. 1 Sir William Hamilton, of Elieston: Loan to, from W. Dick: 1632. ff. 3-6 Charles I of England: Sir W. Dick's accompt with the Parliament for the supply of ships, etc.: 1646. ff. 3-6 Captain Louis Dick: Account wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1632-18th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 33950

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LETTER-BOOK Of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, containing copies of his letters to the Pretender, Cardinal Alberoni, the Duke of Mar, and others, written from Paris, Madrid, Valladolid, Coruña, Lugo, etc., and relating to a projected invasion of Scotland from Spain and to other Jacobite schemes; 4 Nov. 1718- 27 Sept. 1719. The letters, which are in the hands of secretaries, number 199 in all, including 23 to the Pretender and 57 to Alberoni. The correspondents (whose names are given in th...
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James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: Letter-book of correspondence with the Old Pretender, Cardinal Alberoni, etc.: 1718-1719. includes: ff. 1, 2 b, 5, 7, 34, 38, 39 b, 42 b, 44, 46, 47 b, 48 b, 69 b, 70 b, 73, 76, 77, 79 b, 82, 83 b, 86 Prince James Francis Edward Stuart,; the 'Old Pretender'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 34077

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I. CORRESPONDENCE, political and private, of Sir Bernard Gascoigne [Bernardo or Bernardino Guasconi, of Florence], English Envoy to Vienna (in 1672-3), to negociate a marriage between James, Duke of York, and the daughter of the Archduke of Innspruck; 1657-1674. The contents are :- 1. Commission from Ferdinand II., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Gascoigne as Captain of Cuirassiers; Florence, 9 Sept. 1657. Ital. Signed. f. 1. 2. Pedro Fernandez del Campo y Angulo to the Conde de Molina; Madrid,...
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includes: f. 1 Grand Dukes of Tuscany: Ferdinand II. Appointment of B. Gascoigne as Captain of Cuirassiers: 1657.: Ital.: Signed. ff. 1-63 Sir Bernard Gascoigne, Envoy to Vienna (1672-73): Political and private correspondence: 1657-1674. f. 3 Pedro Fernandez del Campo y Angulo: Letter to the Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1657-1713
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 34079

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Add MS 34079
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ORIGINAL LETTERS and documents, official and private; 1513- 1839. Arranged in two series, English and Foreign, as follows:- I. English Series:- 1. Warrant of Henry VIII. to [George Talbot, 4th] Earl of Shrewsbury, " Steuard of our houshold and Lieutenant of our Vangarde," directing him to punish certain Welshmen of the retinues of [Charles Somerset] Lord Herbert [cr. Earl of Worcester, 1514] and Sir [Griffith ap] Rice for ill-treating the country-people and robbing churches at St. Omer a...
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Sir William Paston, ob. 1610: Letter to, from the Commissioners of Musters for Norfolk: 1570. includes: f. 1 George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury: Royal warrant to, as Steward of the Household and Lieutenant of the Vanguard: [1513]. f. 2 George Poulet, High Commissioner of Ireland: Warrant si...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1513-1839
Extent:
1 item