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Name Carew, George, Knight, administrator and diplomat, c 1556-1612

1. Add MS 49609 A

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Add MS 49609 A
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mostly comprises copies of incoming royal and Privy Council instructions, with rough facsimile signatures of Queen Elizabeth I and The Council, etc., 1599-1600. Ff. 4b-9, 66b-70, comprise two successive establishments of the army of Ireland, 1599, 1600. Mostly printed in Cal. of the Carew Manusc...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1599-1600
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 49609 B

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Add MS 49609 B
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comprises original accounts of Christopher Keynell, 1599, and copies of instructions by James I and VI, etc., as in 49609 A, removed from the letter book, 1603. Purchased with the aid of a contribution from the Friends of the National Libraries. James I of England: Letter, etc., to Sir G. Carew...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1599-1603
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 64079

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Add MS 64079
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PIERS EDGCUMBE: abstract and translation of two treatises by Girolamo Zanchi (d.1590), Protestant theologian; 1608, 1611. Copies. The translator, a son of Peter Edgcumbe (b. circa 1536, d.1608) of Mount Edgcumbe, was apparently born circa 1574, entered the Middle Temple in 1589, and was buried at St Botolph's, Aldersgate on 8 July 1628. Purchased at Sotheby's, 18 Dec. 1986, lot 5. Paper; ff. ii+282. 192 x 145mm. At f. 189 the copyist has added his initials, 'R.I:' or 'R.E:'. Folios 190-282...
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Girolamo Zanchi, Protestant theologian: Theology LATIN: Piers Edgcumbe, younger son of Peter Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe: Abstract and translation of two treatises of G. Zanchi by Piers Edgcumbe: 1608, 1611: Copies. includes: ff. 2-181 Sir George Carew, alias Carey; of Cockington: Translation...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1608-1611
Extent:
1 item

4. Cotton MS Otho E IX

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Cotton MS Otho E IX
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Papers and letters on maritime affairs, including the Spanish Armada
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Papers and letters relating to the Admiralty, Navy and shipping, 1513-1634. Including a report by Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) of the raid on Cadiz, 1587, letters of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham (1536-1624), Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), and items conce...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1513-1634
Extent:
1 volume.

5. Cotton MS Titus B XIII/1

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Cotton MS Titus B XIII/1
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Records and papers relating to Ireland, 1558-1580
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Collection of records and papers relating to Ireland, dating from between 1558 and 1580. This is the first of two volumes. ff. 1r-2v: Contents list. ff. 3r-4v: Collection of items concerning instructions for Thomas Radclyffe, third Earl of Sussex and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. By Sir William ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1558-1580
Extent:
1 volume

6. Cotton MS Titus B XIII/2

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Cotton MS Titus B XIII/2
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Records and papers relating to Ireland, 1580-1603
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Collection of records and papers relating to Ireland, dating from between 1580 and 1603. This is the second of two volumes. ff. 292r-291v: Paper giving the opinion of Sir Nicholas Malby, concerning the government of Ireland. September 26 1579. ff. 292r-295v: Two letters from Sir William Pelham...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1580-1603
Extent:
1 volume

7. Stowe MS 168

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Stowe MS 168
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EDMONDES PAPERS. VOL. III. (ff. 385). 21 Feb. 1605-22 Mar. 1606, N.S. Edmondes started for Brussels on 19 April, 1605, and his first letter here is dated 3 May, containing an account of the Marquis Ambrosio Spinola, the newly-appointed Spanish General in the Low Countries. The principal events t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
21 Feb 1605-22 Mar 1606
Extent:
1 item

8. Stowe MS 169

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Stowe MS 169
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EDMONDES PAPERS. Vol. IV. (ff. 309). 29 March, 1607- 16 March, 1607 [8]. A gap of a whole year occurs between this and the preceding volume. The latter part of 1606 had been taken up by the secret negotiations of John Ney, Commissary General of the Friars Minor, on behalf of the Archduke, for a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
29 Mar 1607-16 Mar 1608
Extent:
1 item

9. Stowe MS 170

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Stowe MS 170
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Papers of Sir Thomas Edmondes, Vol. 5: 28 Mar 1608-23 Mar 1609
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Papers of Sir Thomas Edmondes (d. 1639), diplomat: Vol. 5: 28 Mar 1608-23 Mar 1609. Edmondes was in this period Ambassador to the Spanish Netherlands, to the Archdukes Albert and Isabella, at Brussels. The great majority of the letters here are originals, with some drafts by Edmondes, usually ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
28 Mar 1608-23 Mar 1609
Extent:
1 volume

10. Stowe MS 171

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Stowe MS 171
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EDMONDES PAPERS. Vol. VI. (ff. 387). 28 March, 1609 - 24 March, 1610[1]. A truce for twelve years having been signed at Antwerp on 9 April, 1609, the letters of Edmondes from Brussels, of Carew from Paris, of Cornwallis from Madrid, and of Winwood from the Hague show how it was received in those...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
28 Mar 1609-24 Mar 1611
Extent:
1 item