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1. Add MS 4101-4478

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Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death
Scope & Content:
They comprise not only original documents (including some of Birch's own private papers) but also a number of transcripts, many of which were made by Birch himself, from originals preserved in public and private collections. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Collections of, bequeathed to the British Mus...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1200-1799]
Extent:
378 items

2. Add MS 4101

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WRIOTHESLEY HERALDIC COLLECTIONS. Collections relating to heraldry, etc. Supplementary to Add. MSS. 5530, 45131-45133, 46354. The contents are as follows:- (1) 'Le xviiie livre de Bethelemy des proprietes lequel parle de la proprite des bestes', being a French translation by Jean Corbichon of the 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 4102

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FERRERS COLLECTIONS. Historical, heraldic, and genealogical notes, and personal legal memoranda of Henry Ferrers, of Baddesley-Clinton, co. Warw., antiquary (d. 1633). Autograph. The contents are as follows:- (1) Diary and personal memoranda. ff. 1-4, 5b-7b, 8b, 9-14, 15b, 16, 30,40b,43b,48b. (2) Ge...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 4103

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WALSINGHAM AND OTHER PAPERS. Transcripts of State Papers, relating to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, viz:- (1) Transcripts of correspondence of Sir Francis Walsingham with Queen Elizabeth I, Lord Burghley, Lord Leicester and others, during Walsingham's two embassies in France to negotiate an allian...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 4104

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TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS made for Birch, from originals in the British Museum, etc., as follows:- (1) Letters, etc., from William Herlle, Resident at Antwerp, and others relating to the Low Countries; 1582. Transcribed from Cotton MS. Galba C.vii, ff, 173, 205-212, 2 14, 217, 220, 232. ff. 3-26b....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 4105

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TRANSCRIPTS AND ABSTRACTS OF STATE PAPERS made by Birch, in 1753 (cf. f. 24), probably from the originals then in the State Paper Office, as follows:- (1) Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the Queen and others, when in command of the forces in the Low Countries; 8 May 1586-22 Nov. 1587. Abstracts...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1753
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 4106-4107

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TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS and letters from public and private collections, made by or for Birch, together with some original documents. In two volumes not chronologically arranged: Vol. I, 1473- 1657; Vol. II, 1598-1745. The names of the writers of letters, etc. are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Among the documents are:-
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1473-1745
Extent:
2 items

8. Add MS 4106

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Vol. I (ff. 276). Viz:- (1) Appointment by Edward IV of John Russell, Bishop of Rochester, and Anthony Wydville, Earl Rivers, to be Governors of Edward, Prince of Wales; 28 Sept. 1473. Copy. ff. 1-5b. (2) Sir Richard Morison to the Council; Spires, 7 Oct. 1552. Transcribed from Cotton MS. Galba B. x...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1473-1657
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 4107

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State papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch
Scope & Content:
Collection of state papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer. Vol. II. Including transcripts of letters in the hands Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Records, Tower of London (ff. 68r-77v), and transcripts of letters from the Hanover Papers (Stowe M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1598-1745
Extent:
1 volume.

10. Add MS 4108

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TRANSCRIPTS OF LETTERS AND STATE PAPERS from the MS. collections of Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans (1621), Lord Chancellor, etc., most of which are printed in Cabala, 1663. Paper; ff. 114. Small folio. XVIII cent. At the beginning are the notes (a) 'Mpts of Lord Bacons bought at the sale of the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item