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Egerton MS 1788

Record Id:
032-001982692
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001982692
MDARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1788
Title:

ORIGINAL letters from Charles I., when prisoner in Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, to Henry Firebrace [afterwards knighted by Charles II.], relative to plans for his escape, the means of communication with his adherents, etc.; 23 Apr.-27 Dec. 1648, and n.d. Holograph, in a feigned hand; signed "J." and addressed "D." Included also also the following letters and papers:-

1. "D." [Henry Firebrace] to [Charles I.]; n.d., ff. 8, 23.

2. "N." [Jane, wife of Bromo Whorwood] to Henry Firebrace; 20 Apr.-17 Aug. [1648]. With seals. The third letter, is written in conjunction with T. Browne, and the last is signed with the writer's own initials "J. W." ff. 17, 25, 27, 28, 29, 38, 44.

3. Acknowledgment by Charles I. of the receipt of £100 from William Widering 24 July, 1648. Holograph; signed. f. 35.

4. K[atherine, widow of George Stewart, Lord d'] Aubigny, to Henry Firebrace; n.d., f. 50.

5. - to [Henry Firebrace], enclosing a letter from the king; n.d. On the back is a cipher of names. f. 51.

6. Cipher designed by Charles I., with note by the same. Holograph. f. 53.

7. "The names of severall persons knowne to King Charles the First of blessed memory by the letters of the alphabet heereafter mentioned who were serviceable to his majestic in the tymes of his most strickt ymprisonment by the Rebells in A° 1648." In the hand of Henry Firebrace. f. 54.

8. Certificate by W[illiam Juxon, Archbisliop of] Canterbury, that he was charged by Charles I., on the day before his execution, to recommend Henry Firebrace to his son [Charles II.]; 25 Nov. 1661. Signed. f. 56.

9. Charles II. to the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, nominating Henry Firebrace to the first vacant fellowship; Whitehall, 12 Oct. 1673. Copy. f. 58.

10. [Sir] William Dugdale to Henry Firebrace, relative to the above letters, etc.; Herald's Office, 29 Apr., 29 May, 1684, ff. 59, 60. Paper. Folio. From the Farnborough Fund.

Scope & Content:

Sir Henry Firebrace: Correspondence with Charles I. at Carisbrooke, and other papers: 1648-1684.

Charles I of England: Correspondence at Carisbrook with H. Firebrace: 1648.

Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight: Letters from Charles I. to H. Firebrace, on his attempted escapes from: 1648.

includes:

  • f. 2 Sir Alexander Fraser, Physician to Charles I: Directions of Charles I. to forward letters to: 1648.
  • ff. 17, 25, 27, 28, 29, 38, 44 Jane Whorwood: Letters to H. Firebrace: 1648.
  • f. 27 T- Browne: Letter to H. Firebrace: 1648.
  • f. 35 William Widering: Receipt to, from Charles I.: 1648.
  • f. 50 Catharine Stuart, widow of George, Lord Aubigny: Letter to H.Firebrace: circ. 1648.
  • f. 53 Cyphers: Cypher designed by Charles I.: 1648.
  • f. 56 William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury: Certificate respecting H. Firebrace: 1661.
  • f. 58 Cambridge; Trinity College: Nomination of H. Firebrace to a fellowship: 1661.
  • ff. 59, 60 Sir William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms: Letters to H. Firebrace: 1684.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Egerton Manuscripts
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Hierarchy:
032-001982692
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1661
End Date:
1661
Date Range:
25 Nov 1661
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Browne, T-, of Egerton MS 1788
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Dugdale, William, Knight, antiquary and herald, 1605-1686,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121356602
Firebrace, Henry, courtier, c 1619-1691
Fraser, Alexander, Physician to Charles I
Juxon, William, Archbishop of Canterbury
Stuart, Catharine, widow of George, Lord Aubigny
Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Whorwood, Jane
Widering, William
Places:
Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight