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Name Fitzwilliam, William, Earl of Southampton, courtier and naval administrator, c 1490-1542 Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Add MS 25114

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 25114
Title:
Original state papers, 1527–1545
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–351v: A volume of original letters and state papers, relating chiefly to the embassies of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the courts of Francis I and Charles V, 1527–1545. ff. 1r–18r: Copy of a treaty in Latin between Francis I and Henry VIII for the marriage of the Princess M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1527-1545
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Appendix L

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix L
Title:
State Papers, 1513-1637
Scope & Content:
This volume, primarily of original douments, includes correspondence in the hands of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (1470/71-1530), Thomas Cromwell (d. 1540), and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520/1521-1598); letters from Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532-1590) relating to the Babington conspiracy,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1513-1637
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 6345

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6345
Title:
Copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters
Scope & Content:
ff. 1*r–216v: A copybook of Cardinal Wolsey's letters. It also includes a copy of Princess Mary's confession (ff. 211r–v) along with unrelated material from the 17th century. f. 1*r: Note about Lady De La Warr's ownership of the volume, with the original ownership note pasted on. f. 5*v: The b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1627
Extent:
1 volume