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Egerton MS 2812

Record Id:

032-001984868

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001984868

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000057.0x0002ee

LARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Egerton MS 2812

Title:

LETTER-BOOK of Edward Zouche, Baron Zouche, acting as deputy to Sir Thomas Leighton, Governor of Guernsey; 31 July, 1600-28 Apr. 1601. Headed in Zouche's hand "A booke of all such letters as I doe send to any place, 'beguile the seventeenth of August, 1600." Zouche had puritan leanings and was a patron of the puritan divine Thomas Cartwright, who is often mentioned. There are three letters to Sir Walter Ralegh, then Governor of jersey, establishing more cordial relations. Among other correspondents addressed are Sir Thomas and Lady Leighton, Sir Thomas Ridgeway [cr. Earl of Londonderry 1623], Archbishop Whitgift, [Thomas Grey] Lord Grey [of Wilton], [Peregrine Bertie,] Lord Willoughby [D'Eresby, Governor of Berwick], and his sister [Susan,] Countess of Kent, Sir Robert Cecil ancl William Davison, Secretaries of State, and one of Davison's sons [? Walter, the poet], and Matthias de L'Obel, the botanist. The names are in the index.

Paper; ff. 142. A.D. 1600-1601. A note dated 11 May, 1668, on f. 1 runs, " Bought among my sister Smith's books for 9l." In the Fairfax collection (Leeds Castle sale-cat. 1831, lot 174); Phillipps MS. 25,520 (sale-cat. 1898, lot 593). 11.25 x 8 in.

Scope & Content:

Elizabeth Leighton, wife of Sir Thomas Leighton: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.

Henry Bannister, Goldsmith: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600 - 1601.: Copies.

Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche: Letter-book, when Deputy Governor of Guernsey: 1600-1601.

William Tate: Letters to, from his father-in-law, Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.

Sir Thomas Leighton, Governor of Guernsey and Jersey: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.

includes:

ff. 2, 53, 68, 104 b, 131 Sir John Stanhope, Baron Stanhope of Harrington (1605): Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
f. 2 b, 61 b, 107 b Margaret Clifford, wife of George, 3rd Earl of Cumberland: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
ff. 2 b, 46 b Anne Dudley, wife of Ambrose, Earl of Warwick: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 3, 26 b, 61, 81, 90 b Dorothy North, widow of Sir John North: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
ff. 8 b, 80 Sir Drue Drury, Constable of the Tower: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
f. 9 Sir Francis Knollys, the younger: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.: Copy.
ff. 9 b, 19 b, 47, 58 b, 79, 93 b, 136 William Foulkes: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
ff. 10, 77 Foxley: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 10 b, 55, 70 Cragge: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 23 b, 56, 78, 122, 132 Thomas Grey, 15th Lord Grey de Wilton: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
ff. 24, 59 b Dayrell: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 24 b, 99, 113 Susan Grey, widow of Reginald, 5th Earl of Kent: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
ff. 27, 98 b, 108 b Matthias L'Obell, Botanist: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.: Copies.
ff. 27 b, 47 b, 81 b Walter? Davison, son of the Secretary William Davison: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 28, 76 b Laurence Chaderton, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambrdige: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 45, 97, 116 b, 137 Margaret Yelverton, wife of Sir C Yelverton, Judge: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
f. 48 b John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 51, 120 b, 137 b Sir Thomas Ridge, Earl of Londonderry (1623): Letters to from Lord Zouche: 1600, 1601.
ff. 52, 62 b, 69 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 52 b, 69, 109 b Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Letters to, as Governor of Jersey, from Lord Zouche: 1600-1601.
f. 55 Poole, Dorset: Letter to the mayor, from Lord Zouche: 1600.
ff. 63, 64 b, 91 b, 103, 142 b Amyas Carteret, Jurat of Jersey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1601): Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600, 1601.: Copies.
ff. 78, 92 b Sir Henry Foulkes: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600, 1601.
ff. 78 b, 108 Thomas Perkins, servant to Lord Zouche: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600, 1601.: Copies.
ff. 79 b, 98 Seely, Gardener to Lord Zouche: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.: Copies.
f. 80 Thomas Audley: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.: Copy.
f. 80 b William Davison, Secretary of State: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1600.: Copy.
ff. 92, 103 George Pawlet, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.
f. 96 Martin: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.: Copy.
ff. 98, 113 b Peregrine Bertie, 10th Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, Governor of Berwick: Letters to, from Lord Zuche: 1601.: Copies.
f. 101 b John Devicke, Procureur of Guernsey: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.
f. 109 Guym: Bandinell: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.: Copy.
f. 110b Isabel Bowes, wife of Sir William Bowes: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.: Copy.
f. 111 b Sir William Bowes: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.: Copy.
f. 118 Christopher Yelverton, Junior: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.
f. 123 b Cicely Ridgeway, wife of Thomas, 1st Earl of Londonderry: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.
ff. 125, 141 b Mary Zouche, daughter of Edward, 11th Lord Zouche, afterwards wife of Thomas Leighton: Letters to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.
f. 127 b Robert Middlemore: Letter to, from his cousin Lord Zouche: 1601.
f. 128 b Madame - de Sainton, widow of the Seigneur of Sainton: Letter to, from Lord Zouche: 1601.: Copy.
f. 136 b Anne Shorland: Letter to, from her cousin Lord Zouche: 1601.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001984868

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not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-001984868

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1601

Date Range:

31 Jul 1600-28 Apr 1601

Era:

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Custodial History:

Fairfax family: Owned.

Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet; of Middle Hill: Owned: 1824-1872.

Former External References:

Phillipps MS 25520

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Audley, Thomas
Bandinell, Guym:
Bannister, Henry, goldsmith, fl 1600
Bertie, Peregrine, 10th Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, Governor of Berwick
Bowes, Isabel, wife of Sir William Bowes
Bowes, William, of Egerton MS 2812
Carteret, Amyas, Jurat of Jersey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1601)
Cecil, Robert, Viscount Cranborne, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1563-1612
Chaderton, Laurence, college head, 1536?-1640,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000385181308
Clifford, Margaret, wife of George, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
Cragge, of Egerton MS 2812
Davison, Walter?, soldier and son of William Davison, ?1581-Early 17th century
Davison, William, diplomat and administrator, d 1608
Dayrell, -, correspondent of Edward Zouche, Baron Zouche, fl 1600
Devicke, John, Procureur of Guernsey, fl 1601
Drury, Dru, Knight, courtier, politician and jailer of Mary Queen of Scots, ?1531-1617
Dudley, Anne, nee Russell; courtier and wife of Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick, ?1548-1604
Fairfax, Family
Foulkes, Henry
Foulkes, William
Foxley, of Egerton MS 2812
Grey, Thomas, 15th Baron Grey de Wilton, soldier and conspirator, d 1614
Knollys, Francis, the younger; of Egerton MS 2812
L'Obell, Matthias, Botanist
Leighton, Elizabeth, wife of Sir Thomas Leighton
Leighton, Thomas, Governor of Guernsey and Jersey
Martin, of Egerton MS 2812
Middlemore, Robert
North, Dorothy, widow of Sir John North
Pawlet, George, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Perkins, Thomas, servant to Lord Zouche
Phillipps, Thomas, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts, 1792-1872,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083446892
Raleigh, Walter, courtier, military and naval commander and author, 1554-1618,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000113957336
Ridge, Thomas, Earl of Londonderry (1623)
Ridgeway, Cicely, wife of Thomas, 1st Earl of Londonderry
Sainton, Madame -, widow of the Seigneur of Sainton
Seely, Gardener to Lord Zouche
Shorland, Anne
Stanhope, John, Baron Stanhope of Harrington (1605)
Tate, William
Whitgift, John, Archbishop of Canterbury
Wingfield, Susan, née Bertie, daughter of Catherine, Duchess of Suffolk and wife of Reginald Grey, 5th Earl of Kent and of Sir John Wingfield, b c 1554
Yelverton, Christopher, Junior
Yelverton, Margaret, wife of Sir C Yelverton, Judge
Zouche, Edward la, 11th Baron Zouche
Zouche, Mary, daughter of Edward, 11th Lord Zouche, afterwards wife of Thomas Leighton

Places:

Poole, Dorset