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Record Id:
032-002033954
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002033954
MDARK:
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Add MS 21565
Title:

HISTORICAL papers relating to the invasion of England by the Spanish Armada, and to the war in the Netherlands; from 1585/6 to 1599: 1. "Discorso sopra le potenti ragioni che debbono spingere il Re Cattco piu tosto all' impresa de Inghilterra che a quella de Fiandra; ove si dimostra anco con quanta o facilità o non molto defficultà si potria conseguire," f. 1.

2. Order of [John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury] for the levy of a subsidy on the clergy of his diocese and of the dioceses of Ely and Oxford, now vacant, for raising forces for the Low Countries; dat. Lambeth, 17 Feb. 1585[6]. Copy. f. 11.

3. "Newes of many Thowzand geese and duckes in the eaire, wch happened by Wihtish vpon the borders of Grabate [Brabant] the 3 and 4 of December 1587," f. 13.

4. News of successes against the Spanish Armada; from the English fleet, 23 and 24 July, and from Portsmouth, 24 July, 1588, f. 14.

5. Account of the battle off Gravelines, 29 July; and other news respecting the Spanish Armada; dat. St. James's, 30 July, 1588, f. 16.

6. "A note what forces the Kinge of Spaine hathe in the Lowe Countryes, and of the leaders thereof; 1588." f. 18.

7. [John Whitgift] Archbishop of Canterbury to Secretary [Sir Francis] Walsingham, and to [William Overton] Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, respecting horses and arms to be supplied by the clergy, in 1588 and 1599. Copies. ff. 20, 25.

8. "Bishopps within the Province of Canterburie that have sent certificate of their owne provision for horse and armoure;" 1588, f. 21.

9. Abstract of the lists of men furnished by the Bishops; Aug. 1588, f. 23.

10. Extracts from certain bishops' letters in favour of exercises or prophesyings, suppressed by the Queen's order, in 1577, f. 26. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Philip II of Spain: Papers relating to the Spanish Armada: 1586-1599.

Netherlands, United Provinces: Papers relating to the war in: 1586-1599.

Elizabeth I of England: Papers relating to the Spanish Armada, and the war in the Low Countries: 1585-1599.

includes:

  • f. 11 John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Order for a levy on the sees of Canterbury, Ely, and Oxford, for troope for the Low Countries: 1586.: Copy.
  • f. 11 See of Oxford: Levy of troops from, for the Low Countries: 1586.
  • f. 11 Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire: Levy of troops from, for the Low Countries: 1586.
  • f. 11 See of Canterbury: Subsidy from, for raising troops for the Low Countries: 1586.
  • f. 13 Wihtish, Brabant: Extraordinary migration of wildfowl at: 1587.
  • f. 13 Ornithology: Extraordinary migration of wild fowl in Brabant: 1587.
  • f. 16 Gravelines, Nord, France: Account of the battle: 1588.
  • f. 18 Army Foreign: Note of the Spanish forces in the Low Countries: 1588.
  • ff. 20, 25 John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to Sir F. Walsingham and the Bishop of Lichfield: 1588, 1599.: Copies.
  • f. 21 Province of Canterbury: List of Bishops in, providing horse and armour: 1588.
  • f. 25 William Overton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield: Letter to, from the Archbishop of Canterbury: 1599.
  • f. 26 England, Ecclesiastical History: Letters of Archbishop Grindal and others on "prophesyings": 1576 - 1581.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1586
End Date:
1599
Date Range:
[1586]-1599
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121446237
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122586127
Overton, William, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, c 1525-1609
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
See of Canterbury
See of Oxford
Whitgift, John, Archbishop of Canterbury
Places:
Canterbury, Province of, Kent
Gravelines, France
Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire
The Netherlands
Wihtish, Brabant