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Name Seton, Alexander, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, 1556-1622

1. Add MS 12504

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Title:
A VOLUME of the Collections made by Sir Julius Caesar, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and Master of the Rolls, temp. James I containing the following miscellaneous Papers and Letters. Certificate of the inhabitants of the precinct of St. Katharine's, in favor of Hugh Davies, clerk, minister of St. Katharine's;-Case of the leases granted by Alexander Nowell, Dean of St. Pauls, Joan, his wife, and Thomas Bowyer, his stepson, II Eliz., of the farm of Rounghton, co. Sussex, questioned in ...
Scope & Content:
James I of England: Notes touching suits to the king: 1604. Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Letters to Sir J. Cæsar: 1593-1620. Philip Cursing: Award in an action of slander brought against him by Sir J. Cæsar: 1593. Valentine Dale, LL.D: His Will: 1590. Hugh Davies, Minister of St. Kat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 19402

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Add MS 19402
Title:
Letters to sovereigns of Scotland, volume 2, 1603-1624
Scope & Content:
The second volume of a collection of letters sent to sovereigns of Scotland, between 1603 and 1624. Including letters by: Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia; Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales; Prince Charles; Sir Francis Bacon; and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. f. i Printed title-page:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1603-1624
Extent:
1 volume.

3. Add MS 24275

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1. Form of commission of James VI. of Scotland to Alexander [Seton] Lord Urquhart, and others, for executing the duties of the Exchequer; with instructions, form of oath, etc.; 19 Jan. 1595, f 1. 2. Copies of similar commissions; 29 Dec. 1597, 13 June, 1608. Lat. ff. 5 b, 7. 3. Regulations to be observed in managing the King's rents in Scotland; Oct. 1610, f. 9. 4. "Ten Reasons to induce the Parliament 1622 to grant to the king a large susidie, by doctor Willets," f. 9 b. 5. Various ...
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Revenue: Papers relating to the revenues of Scotland: 16th-17th cent. Kingdom of Scotland: Papers relating to the revenue: 16th-17th centt. includes: ff. 1-5 Walter Stuart, Commendator of Blantyre, afterwards Baron Blantyre: Commission to, from James VI.: 1595. ff. 1-5 Alexander Seton, 1st Ea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 32476

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Add MS 32476
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MISCELLANEOUS letters and papers; 1602-circ. 1711:- 1. [Sir Charles Blount] Lord Mountjoy, Lord-Lieutenint of Ireland, to Sir Robert Cecil [afterwards Earl of Salisbury], Secretary of State, recommending [Roland Lynch] Bishop of Kilmacduach for the bishopric of Clonfert; 1 Apr. 1602. Signed; with seal. f. 1. 2. [Robert Cecil], Viscount Cranbourne [afterwards Earl of Salisbury], Secretary of State, to Sir Thomas Lake, Clerk of the Signet, on the capture of coiners, etc.; 9 Mar. 1604[5]. H...
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includes: f. 1 Roland Linch, Bishop of Kilmacduach and Clonfert: Recommended for the Bishopric of Clonfert: 1602. f. 1 Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy; Earl of Devonshire: Letter to Sir R. Cecil: 1602. ff. 1-12 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Correspondence with Lord Mou...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1602-c 1711
Extent:
1 item

5. Harley MS 7002

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Harley MS 7002
Title:
State papers, 1584-1619
Scope & Content:
Letters and state papers from the years 1584 to 1619. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. 4 June 1584. f. 3r-3v: Letter from Mary Vaughan to Mr Lyons, a servant to Sir John Puckering. 7 September 1586. ff. 4r-5v: Letter from Walter V...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
1584-1619
Extent:

1 volume

6. Harley MS 7004

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Harley MS 7004
Title:
Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, c. 1532-1687, primarily of Scottish, Anglo-Scottish, Irish and Welsh matters
Scope & Content:
This is a miscellaneous collection. It includes some items which relate largely or wholly to England, such as the Elizabethan papers on harquebusiers and trained bands (ff. 175r-176v, 177r-179r). There are also outlying documents either side of the heart of the collection in the late 16th- and e...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1532-1687
Extent:
1 volume

7. Harley MS 7007

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Harley MS 7007
Title:
Correspondence of Prince Henry, 1601-1610
Scope & Content:
Letters, state warrants and correspondence of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594–1612). Volume 1 of Harley MSS 7007-7009. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from George Paul, Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford. Cambridge, 1 July 1713. Latin. ff. 3r-4v: Letter from George P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1601-1610
Extent:
1 volume.

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