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1. Add MS 21508

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ORIGINAL letters and autographs of English authors, artists, actors, etc., from circa 1640 to circa 1829: 1. Meric Casaubon, D.D., to Henry Wotton, rector of Wrentham; West Ashling, 23 May, circa 1640, f. 2. 2. Richard Flecknoe, poet and dramatist, to ; with a critique upon "the portrait of ye Duchesse of Lorein [Lorraine] vnder ye name of Latona;" Brussels, Nov. 1659. Fr. f. 4. 3. Theme on the thesis "Vivitur parvo bené," by Thomas Atkinson [rector of Islip, near Oxford, B.D. in 1636]. ...
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includes: f. 2 Meric Casaubon, d 1671 D D; classical scholar: Letter to Rev. H. Wotton: circ. 1640. ff. 2 Henry Wotton: Letter to, from Dr M. Casaubon: circ. 1640. f. 4 Richard Flecknoe, Poet and dramatist: Letter to -: 1659.: Fr. f. 8 Thomas Atkinson, Rector of Islip: Theme: 17th cent.: Lat. f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1640-c 1829
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 22548

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MISCELLANEOUS original letters and drafts; 1588-1831, viz: 1. Noel de Caron [Heer van Schoonewal, Ambassador to England, from the State of Flanders in 1585, and from the United Provinces in 1590] to "Monsieur Hugens [Christian Huygens], Secretaire du Conseil d'Estat des prouinces vnies du pays bas;" London, 19 Sept. 1588. Fr. Holograph. f. 1. 2. [Sir] Ro[bert] "Cecyll" [cr. Earl of Salisbury, 1605], to [Patrick, Master of Gray, 7th Lord Gray, in 1609]; Whitehall, 7 Apr. 1601. Signed; with ...
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includes: f. 1 Christian Huygens, Secretary of State in the Netherlands: Letter to, from N. de Caron: 1588.: Fr. f. 1 Sir Noel de Caron, Dutch Ambassador in London: Letter to C. Huygens: 1588.: Fr. f. 4 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to the Master of Gray: 1601....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Portuguese
Date Range:
1588-1831
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 23239

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MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, viz.: 1. [Baron Frederic Henri Alexander] Humboldt to Robert Birks Pitman; Paris, 18 Sept. 1825., f. 46. Presented by R. B. Pitman, Esq. 2. [Arthur Wellesley, Duke of] Wellington to [Sir Peter Laurie], Lord Mayor of London; Strathfieldsaye, 6 Dec. 1833, enclosing a letter from Joseph Ady, Accountant; London, 29 Nov. 1833. ff. 48, 50. Presented by C. J. Palmer, Esq. 3. W[illiam] Shenstone, the poet, to ; 13, 30 Nov. 1759, ff. 51, 52. Presented by Robert Reec...
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Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale; of Hatton: Letters to his brother the Duke of Lauderdale: 1657-1682. includes: f. 46 Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt,; naturalist: Letter to R. B. Pitman: 1825. f. 48 Richard Wellesley, MP: Letter to Sir P. Laurie, Lord Mayor: 1833. f. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1759-6 Dec 1833
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 23728

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LETTERS of F[rances, Countess of] Hertford [and Duchess of] Somerset [daughter of Henry Thynne, Esq., and wife of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset] to Henrietta, daughter of Henry, Viscount St. John, and lst wife of Robert Knight, Baron Luxborough, afterwards Earl of Catherlough; 7 Sept. 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1742-25 Feb 1754
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 24419

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MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc.; 1590-1831:- 1. Catherine [of Navarre, sister of Henry IV. of France, afterwards wife of Henri de Lorraine, due de Bar] to "Cappitaine Fortisson, commandant au chasteau du Mont de Marssay;" Pau, 22 Oct. 1590. Fr. Signed; with seal. f. 1. 2. Notarial certificate, signed by J[ean] B[aptiste] P[oquelin] Moliere and others, relative to the disposition of the goods of Françoise Rousseau, deceased; 25 Jan. 1664. Fr. f. 2. 3. W[illiam] Shens[tone] to [Mad...
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includes: f. 1 Catharine de Bourbon, Princess of Navarre; Duchess d'Albret: Letter to Capt. Fortisson: 1590.: Fr. f. 2 Françoise Rousseau: Notarial certificate relative to the goods of: 1664.: Fr. f. 2 Jean Baptiste de Molière, dramatist: Notarial certificate: 1664.: Fr. f. 3 Elena Virginia Ric...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1590-1831
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 27548

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MISCELLANEOUS autographs, 1507-1808, viz.:- 1. Antonio de Milito to the Conte [Nicolà] di Campobascio; Naples, 3 Nov., 24 Apr. 1507. Ital. ff. 2, 6. 2. [Louis Adh6mar de Montoil, Comte de Grignan, to A. de Milito?] n.d. Ital. f. 3. 3. Henrico di Cosya (?) to the Cemte de Grignan; Ron)e, 23 Apr. 1521. Ital. f. 5. 4. - Du Mount to Jehan Vymount, Sire de Beaumont, on English affairs; London, 5 June, 1570. Fr. f. 7. 5. Christina of Sweden to [the French ambassador] on an impending war w...
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includes: ff. 2, 6 Nicolà di Campo Basso, Count: Letters to, from A. de Milito: 1507.: Ital. ff. 2, 6 Antonio di Milito: Letters to Count N. di Campobascio: 1507.: Ital. f. 3 Louis Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan: Letter to A. de Milito: n.d.: Ital. f. 5 Louis Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-19th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 28221

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ORIGINAL correspondence of Thomas Percy [afterwards Bishop of Dromore] with William Shennstone, with a few extracts and copies of other letters; 24 Nov. 1757-16 Jan. 1763. Numbered and annotated by bishop Percy. Several of the numbers are wanting. Paper. Quarto.
Scope & Content:
William Shenstone: Correspondence with the Rev. T. Percy: 1757-1763. Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Correspondence with W. Shenstone: 1757-1763.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1757-16 Jan 1763
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 28958

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SEVENTY-TWO letters; of William Shenstone, the poet, to Lady Luxborough; 1747-1755. Holograph. With seals. Paper.. Quarto.
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Henrietta Knight, 1st wife of Robert Knight, Baron Luxborough and Earl of Catherlough: Letters to, from W. Shenstone: 1742-1755. William Shenstone: Correspondence with Lady Luxborough: 1747-1755.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1747-1755
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 28959

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LETTERS of Robert Dodsley, publisher, to W. Shenstone; 1747- 1759. Autograph. With three original letters of Shenstone to Dodsley; 4, 23 Mar. 1755, 21 Dec. 1757, ff. 38, 39, 87;-an original letter of Dr. Thomas Augustine Arne to Shenstone, 30 Nov. 1754, f. 27;-and a pencil draft of a letter from Shenstone to Mr. Milward n.d. f. 55 b. Paper. Quarto.
Scope & Content:
William Shenstone: Correspondence with R. Dodsley: 1747-1759. Robert Dodsley, bookseller, of London: Correspondence with W. Shenstone: 1747-1759. includes: f. 27 Thomas Augustine Arne, composer: Letter to W. Shenstone: 1754. f. 55 b William Shenstone: Letter to - Milward: circ. 1755.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1747-1759
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 28964

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NOTES on Milton's Paradise Lost, by William Shenstone; beaded, "Some Remarks on ye Reading Milton's Paradise Lost, 1735." A note by Thomas Hull, at the beginning of the volume, states that it was given to him by Shenstone's niece, Mrs. Mary Wiggin, 1 Dec. 1775. Paper. Duodecimo.
Scope & Content:
William Shenstone: Notes on " Paradise Lost ": 1735. John Milton, poet: Notes on " Paradise Lost," by W. Shenstone: 1735.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1735
Extent:
1 item