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032-002032393

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032-002032393

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Title:

Original state papers, 1527–1545

Scope & Content:

ff. 1r–351v: A volume of original letters and state papers, relating chiefly to the embassies of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the courts of Francis I and Charles V, 1527–1545.

ff. 1r–18r: Copy of a treaty in Latin between Francis I and Henry VIII for the marriage of the Princess Mary with either the King of France, or his second born the Duke of Orleans. 30 April 1527, Westminster.

f. 19v: Note in a modern hand about the above treaty.

ff. 20r–27v: Copy of the confirmation of the above treaty by Francis, 18 August 1527, Amiens.

ff. 28r–29v: Letter from Cardinal Thomas Wolsey to Stephen Gardiner (afterwards Bishop of Winchester), 9 March 1530.

ff. 30r–31v: Signed letter in Latin from [Sir] Herman Ringk to Henry VIII, recommending his marriage with a daughter of the Duke of Cleves, 3 May 1530.

ff. 32r–33v: Original letter from John Wellysburn, English Ambassador in France to Henry VIII, 16 May 1530, Angoulême.

ff. 34r–35v: Original, unsigned letter in Latin from [Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio, Nuncio at Augsburg] to Henry VIII, 28 June 1530, Augsburg.

ff. 36r–48v: Original letter from William Benet, LL.D., Ambassador at Rome to Henry VIII, 27 October 1530, Rome.

ff. 49r–54v: Draft of a letter from Henry VIII to Sir Francis Bryan, John Taylour, Master of the Rolls, and Dr. Edward Foxe, King's Almoner, his Ambassadors in France [March 1531?]

ff. 55r–v: Original letter in Dutch from Hans Metzger to Henry VIII, 17 May 1531, Castle of Stavoren, in West Friesland.

ff. 56r–59v: Draft of instructions to Dr. William Benet, proceeding Ambassador to Rome, December 1531.

ff. 60r–65v: Original letter from Henry VIII to [Gardiner], Ambassador in France, 12 January 1532, Greenwich.

f. 66r: Deleted note about the previous letter.

ff. 67r–87v: Three original letters from Henry VIII to [Gardiner], Ambassador in France, 27 January 1532, Westminster; 9 February 1532, Greenwich, and 16 February 1532, Westminster.

ff. 88r–89v: Draft letter from Henry VIII to [Bryan and Dr Edward Foxe] Ambassadors in France, 10 July 1531.

ff. 90r–91v: Original letter from Bryan and Foxe to Henry VIII, 22 September [1531], Compiégne.

ff. 92r–95v: Original letter and draft letter from Bryan to Henry VIII, 20 April [1533?] and [13 April 1533?], Paris.

ff. 96r–103v: Instructions to [Gardiner] with Henry VIII’s sign-manual [October 1535?]

ff. 104r–109v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Sir John Wallop, Ambassadors in France, 18 November 1535, Windsor Castle. In Thomas Wriothesley’s hand.

ff. 110r–115v: Three original letters from Thomas Cromwell, Master of the Rolls, Secretary of State to Gardiner, 19 November, 24 and 30 December 1535, the Rolls, London.

f. 116r: Later copy in Latin of Cromwell’s above letter, 30 December 1535.

ff. 117r–v: Original letter in French from Phelippe Grenacre, apothecary to Seigneur Montesse, maitre d'hotel to the Imperial Ambassador [30 December 1535].

ff. 118r–v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 3 January [1536], Eltham.

ff. 119r–125v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 4 January [1536], Eltham.

ff. 126r–127v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner and Wallop, 8 January 1536, the Rolls, London.

ff. 128r–136v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 3 February [1536], Greenwich.

ff. 137r–138v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 4 February 1536, the Rolls, London.

ff. 139r–155v: Two original letters from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 25 and 30 April 1536, Greenwich.

ff. 156r–159v: Charles V’s oration in Italian to Pope Paul III, c. April 1536.

ff. 160r–167v: Three original letters from Cromwell to Gardiner and Wallop, 14 May, 7 and 12 June 1536, the Rolls, London.

ff. 168r–169v: Copy of Henry VIII’s reply in French to Francis I’s proposals, enclosed with Cromwell’s letter of 12 June above.

ff. 170r–174v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 5 July 1536, Westminster.

ff. 175r–177v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 5 July 1536, the Rolls, London.

ff. 178r–190v: Two original letters from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 23 July 1536, and 30 December 1536, Eltham.

ff. 191r–192v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 23 July 1536, Dover.

ff. 193r–194v: Copy of a letter in French from Henry VIII to Mary, Queen Dowager of Hungary and Regent of Flanders, daughter of Philip, Archduke of Austria, 14 August 1536, Woking.

ff. 196r–205v: Two original letters from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 15 August 1536 Woking; 12 September 1536, Grafton.

ff. 206r–207v: Copy of a letter in French from Francis I to Henry VIII, before 19 September 1536.

ff. 208r–v: Copy of Henry’s reply to the preceding letter. In French, before 19 September 1536.

ff. 209r–221v: Three original letters from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 19 September 1536, Ampthill; 11 October and 5 November 1536, Windsor.

ff. 222r–223v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner and Wallop, 17 November 1536, the Rolls, London.

ff. 224r–231v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 7 December 1536, Richmond.

ff. 232r–233v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner and Wallop, 7 December 1536, the Rolls, London.

ff. 234r–236v: Two original letters from Cromwell to Gardiner, 7 December 1536, Richmond, and 16 December 1536, Stepney.

ff. 237r–240v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner and Wallop, 24 December 1536, the Rolls, London.

ff. 241r–242v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Wallop, 29 January 1537, Greenwich.

ff. 243r–248v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner, 17 February 1537, Westminster.

ff. 249r–252v: Two original letters from Cromwell to Gardiner, 25 February 1537, the Rolls, London (partly in cipher) and 11 March 1537, the Rolls, London.

ff. 253r–v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner, 3 April 1537, Westminster.

ff. 254r–v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 4 April [1537?], the Rolls, London.

ff. 255r–259v: Two original letters from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Bryan, 8 and 15 April 1537, Westminster.

ff. 260r–261v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 24 April 1537, Stepney.

ff. 262r–264v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Bryan, 25 April 1537, Greenwich.

ff. 265r–266v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner and Bryan, 18 May 1537, Hampton Court.

ff. 267r–268v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Bryan, 12 June 1537, Hampton Court.

ff. 269r–281v: Four original letters from Henry VIII to Gardiner, 30 July 1537, Sunninghill; 5 and 10 October 1537, Hampton Court, and 11 January 1538, Greenwich.

ff. 282r–285v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner and Bryan, 15 February 1538, Westminster.

ff. 286r–287v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 15 February 1538, St James’ besides Westminster.

ff. 288r–290v: Signed, original letter from the Privy Council to Gardiner, 31 March 1538. Westminster.

ff. 291r–292v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, 15 February, 24 April 1538, Stepney.

ff. 293r–296v: Instructions to Gardiner with Henry VIII’s sign-manual, 30 April 1538.. ff. 297r–301v: Original letter from Henry VIII to Gardiner, Bryan and Dr [Thomas] Thirlby, 4 May 1538, Hampton Court.

ff. 302r–303v: Original letter from Cromwell to Gardiner, Bryan and Thirlby, 4 May 1538, St James’ besides Westminster.

ff. 304r–v: Original letter from Cromwell to [Gardiner], 14 December 1538, Oatlands.

ff. 305r–307v: Instructions to [Gardiner] with Henry VIII’s sign-manual, 14 December 1538.

ff. 308r–311v: Copy of a letter from Wallop to [Henry VIII], 1 December 1540, Melun, France.

ff. 312r–318v: Two contemporary copies of letters from [Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford; Gardiner, and Nicholas Wotton, Dean of Canterbury, Ambassadors to Charles V] to Henry VIII, 9 November and 22 November 1544, Brussels.

ff. 319r–320v: ‘Sommaire de ce que les commis de lempereur ont dit et declaire a la Ma[ies]te du Roy’ [Henry VIII], 4 October 1545.

ff. 321r–324v: Henry's answer to the above, 8 October 1545, Windsor. In French.

ff. 325r–332v: Original letter with signatures from the Privy Council to Thirlby, 10 October 1545, Windsor.

ff. 333r–336v: Original letter with signatures from the Privy Council to Gardiner, Thirlby and Sir Edward Carne, 21 October 1545, Windsor.

ff. 337r–339v: Unsigned, original letter from [Sir William Paget, Secretary of State] to Gardiner, 2 November 1545, Windsor.

ff. 340r–341v: Original letter from Paget to Gardiner and Thirlby, 6 November 1545, Windsor.

ff. 342r–343v: Original letter from the Privy Council to Gardiner and Thirlby, 10 November 1545, Windsor.

ff. 344r–345v: Original letter from the Privy Council to Gardiner, Thirlby and Carne, 26 December 1545, Hampton Court.

ff. 346r–347v: Original letter from the Privy Council to Gardiner, Thirlby and Carne, 30 December 1545, Westminster.

ff. 348r–351v: Two original letters from Cromwell to Winchester, 24 April [no year] and 30 April [no year], Stepney.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume

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Languages:

Dutch
English
French
Italian
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Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1527

End Date:

1545

Date Range:

1527-1545

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Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Paper.

Dimensions: 337 x 268 mm.

Foliation: ff. 351 + 15 (endleaves).

Binding: British Museum binding.

Custodial History:

Origin:

England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands.

Provenance:

Purchased by the British Museum in 1863.

Publications:

Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum, 1854–1875 (London: British Museum, 1877), pp. 156–58.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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