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Name Wotton, Henry, diplomat and writer, 1568-1639

1. Add MS 22591

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MISCELLANEOUS historical pieces, of the first half of the XVIIth cent., viz.: 1. "Parte of the liffe of Kinge James of ffamous memorye, with diuers matters of consequence which hapned in his Raigne." Printed in the Somers Tracts (1809), Vol. II., p. 265. f. 3. 2. "The manner of the Sicknes and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 25707

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Add MS 25707
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Verse compilation ('The Skipwith MS')
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Composite volume containing papers of the Skipwith family of Cotes, Leicestershire. Includes verse and prose by John Donne; Henry King; Thomas Carew; Sir Walter Ralegh; William Skipwith; Sir Henry Skipwith; Ben Jonson; William Strode; Sir John Beaumont; Sir Henry Goodyer; George Morley; Willia...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1620-1650
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 28637

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Add MS 28637
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TRANSCRIPTS of Miltons poems, etc., by Francis Peek, viz. 1. Sir Henry Wootton to Milton; the College, 13 Apr. 1638, f. 1. 2. Comus; f. 2. 3. Full arguments of the Paradise Lost, books ii.-iv., vi.-xii., f. 15. 4. "On the death of a fair infant dying of a cough," f. 52. 5. L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, ff. 53, 55. 6. Address to his mother language; part of a college exercise, f 58. 7. Odes on Christmas-day, the Passion, and Circumcision, f. 60. 8. Arcades, f. 65. 9. Sonnets, ...
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Francis Peek, Rector of Godeby, Antiquary: Copies of Millon's poems: 18th cent. John Milton, poet: Transcript of his minor poems, by F. Peek: 18th cent. includes: f. 1 Sir Henry Wotton, Ambassador to Venice, and (1623) Provost of Eton: Letter to J. Milton,: 1638.: Copy 18th cent. f. 1 John Mi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 43772

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Add MS 43772
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MISCELLANEOUS STATE PAPERS AND LETTERS, arranged chronologically as follows:- (1) Letter from Sir John Norris, commanding the English forces in Brittany, to Sir Anthony Shirley, giving an account of an engagement with troops led by the Governor of Laval (similarly described in Cotton MS. Caligula E. ix, ff. 17b-18); Entrames, 27 April 1593. Contemporary copy. ff. 1-1b. (2) 'Of Robert Devoreux (sic) Earle of Essex and George Villiers Duke of Buckingham': a 17th-cent. copy of Sir Henry Wot...
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includes: f. 1 Sir John Norris, Commander of English forces ill Brittany: Letter to Sir A. Shirley: 1593.: Copy.ff. 3-23 Sir Henry Wotton, Ambassador to Venice, and (1623) Provost of Eton: Parallel between the Earl of Essex and the Duke of Buckingham: 17th cent.: Copy.f. 24 Admiral Sir Ri...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Cotton MS Nero B VII

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Cotton MS Nero B VII
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Records and papers concerning England and Italy, 1371-1612
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Records and papers concerning England and Italy, 1371-1612. Including letters of Andrea Gritti, doge of Venice (1523-1538); Marino Grimani, doge of Venice (1595-1606); and King Charles V of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1556, d. 1558). f. 1r: Title-page. f. 2r: Letter from King Henry VI of E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1371-1612
Extent:
1 volume

6. Egerton MS 2026

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Egerton MS 2026
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COPIES of political tracts, reports of trials, precedents, versw, etc., chiefly of the first half of the xviith century. The principal are:- 1. Song, "How happie is hee borne or taught," by S' H[enry] W[otton], f. 11 b. 2. "The names and ages of the Queene of Bohemia her children, September 1627," f. 12. 3. Satirical epitaphs upon Geo. Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, f. 12. 4. Heraldic devices for the Puritan, Jesuit, Usurer, etc., f. 14 b. 5. Report of the trial of Mervin [Touchet],...
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Poetry: Collections of English political and miscellaneous pieces: 17th and 18th centt. includes: f. 11 b Sir Henry Wotton, Ambassador to Venice, and (1623) Provost of Eton: Song, " How happie is hee borne": 17th cent.f. 12 Bohemia, King of. Frederic V: Names and ages of his children: 1627...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Harley MS 837

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Harley MS 837
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Miscellaneous collection of poetry and historical texts
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Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1*-48v: Extracts from Plutarch's Lives. ff. 49-61v: A letter of Mr John Goodwin, Minister in Coleman Street, at the request of a friend, concerning points of religion. f. 62: Inscription: 'A Booke of versee', in the hand of the ‘Feathery Scribe’. Above thi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

8. Harley MS 3499

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Harley MS 3499
Title:
'The State of Christendom'
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An essay on Christendom, by an ‘exile’ (f. 2r). Printed in 1657 as ‘The State of Christendom’, attributed to Sir Henry Wotton, diplomat and writer (1568-1639). Composed c. 1594, as indicated by references to King Philip II of Spain, the plot of Roderigo Lopez to poison Queen Elizabeth I, her a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

9. Harley MS 3910

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Harley MS 3910
Title:
Verse miscellany of Latin and English poems
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Octavo verse miscellany of Latin and English poems by various authors, in several hands. Many of the texts are presented in parallel Latin and English versions. Compiled c. 1620s-30s and probably associated with a university or inns of court. Contents: ff. 1r-3v: ‘Lidford Journey’. First line:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1620-1639
Extent:
1 volume

10. Harley MS 4064

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Harley MS 4064
Title:
A composite volume of verse and prose
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A quarto composite volume of miscellaneous verse and prose, in various hands. Including legal and financial documents and a verse miscellany containing many poems by John Donne. Cited in the Index of English Literary Manuscripts as the ‘Harley Noel MS’. Contents: ff. 2r-191v: A register of Ecc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

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