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Egerton MS 3509
- Record Id:
- 032-001985758
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001985758
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x000005
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 3509
- Title:
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CONFESSION OF ROBERT DE WOURDRETON. Copies (15th cent.) of the confession of Robert de Wourdreton, servant of the English minstrel and harpist, Walter ('Watier', 'Gautier') and his wife 'Felix', that he had been engaged by Charles II of Navarre to poison Charles VI of France and the Royal Princes, 20 Mar. 1384/5, and (ff. 7-8) of the report of the surgeons and apothecaries of Paris on the arsenic procured for the purpose, 21 Mar. 1384/5. French. Printed by D. F. Secousse, Recueil de Pièces servant de preuves aux Mémoires sur... Charles II, 1755, pp. 494-503, from Paris, Archives Nationales, MS. J. 619 no.
11. For an 18th cent. copy see Eg. MS. 946, ff. 133-147b. Vellum; ii + 8. 270 mm. × 185 mm. Copied in France, second quarter of xv cent. One gathering of 8 leaves. 19th cent. blind-tooled calf binding. Purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., from William Pickering, 1844 (Phillipps MS. 11620, cf. fragment of Phillipps number formerly on the spine and now laid down on f . ii, and f . 1). Sotheby's sale-cat. 17-19 Feb. 1947, lot 514. From the Farnborough Fund.
- Scope & Content:
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Walter, alias 'Watier', 'Gautier'; English minstrel: Details of his life in France: 1384, 1385.: Fr.: Copy, 15th cent.
Charles II; King of Navarre: Confession by R. de Wourdreton of his design to poison Charles VI of France,: 1385.: Fr.: Copy, 15th cent.
Charles VI of France: Confession by R. de Wourdreton of a design to poison him, etc.: 1385.: Fr.: Copy, 15th cent.
Robert De Wourdreton, servant of the English minstrel Walter: Confession of a design to poison Charles VI of France, etc.,: 1385.: Fr.: Copy, 15th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001985758
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001985758
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
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Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet; of Middle Hill: Owned.: n.d.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Charles II, King of Navarre
Charles VI, King of France, 1368-1422
Phillipps, Thomas, 1st Baronet, collector of books and manuscripts, 1792-1872,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083446892
Walter, alias 'Watier', 'Gautier'; English minstrel
Wourdreton, Robert, servant of the English minstrel Walter, fl 1384