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TRANSCRIPTS Of State letters and papers, 1521-1631. contents :-

1. Cardinal Wolsey to Henry VIII on the death of the Pope, [Leo X], and his chances of succeeding, him, 31 Dec. [1521]. This, with Nos. 2-7, is evidently copied front a MS. subsequently belonging to Sir Thomas Hanmer [? 4th Bart., m. in 1698 Isabella, Dowr. Duchess of Grafton], at Euston, in Suffolk, the signatures of Nos. 2-6 being in facsimile, as in Add. 27402, which contains copies (ff. 38-40 b) of the same seven articles. f. 1.

2. The same to the same on a similar subject, after the death of Adrian VI, 1 Oct. 1523. See Letters and Papers, Hen. VIII. iii, pt. ii, no. 3377. f. 2.

3. The same to the same on the election of Clement VII, 7 Dec. [1523]. Ib., no. 3609. f. 3.

4. Henry VIII to Wolsey about the divorce [11. Sept.], 1527. Ib., iv, pt. ii, no. 3419. f. 4.

5. Katherine Parr to Henry VIII, then at the siege of Boulogne.

9 Aug, 1544. Ib., xix, pt. ii, no. 58. f. 5.

6. Princess Mary to the Protector, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, in reply to the Privy Council letter of 18 July (see Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1547-1580, p. 20) complaining of her chaplain at Sampford Courtney, co. Devon, and other of her servants, 20 July, 1549. f. 5 b.

7. Contemporary account of the Queen's [Henrietta Maria] pilgrimage to " Tiborne " (Tyburn), n. d. [26 June, 1626], see S. R. Gardiner's Hist. of England (1886 ed.), vi, p. 135. f. 6.

8. " The state of a Secretaries place .... by .... Robert [Cecil] late Earle of Salisbury." Printed in 1642, and in Harleian Miscellany, vol. ii. etc. f. 6b. Another copy is in Harley MS. 6986, f. 180. Printed in Thomas Birch's Life of Prince Henry (1760), p. 309, with an erroneous reference to Harley MS. 7008.

9. Prince Henry to James I on his proposed marriage, 5 Oct. 1612. f. 7 b.

10. Annual reports by the Archbishop of Canterbury on his province, viz. (a) G[eorge Abbot] to Charles I, with Sir John Coke's note of the King's reception of it, 2, 3 Jan. 1632 [3]. ff. 8 b, 9 ;-(b) W[illiam Laud] to the same, with marginal remarks by the King.

2 Jan. 1633 [4]. f. 10. (Both these are printed in Henry Wharton's History of the Troubles and Tryal of W. Laud, 1695, 519, 525 ; cf. Laud's Works, 1853, v, pp. 309, 317.) 11. Petition of John Crotall to James I, sent with a " Politique Mapp " (which was unknown to the transcriber), 6 Apr. 1615. f. 12.

12. Robert [Cecil, 1st] Earl of Salisbury to [Patrick,] Lord Gray, with promises of assistance, 12 June [1609-1612]. f. 12 b.

13. Ro[bert Carr, Viscount] Rochester (Earl of Somerset, 3 Nov. 1613) to Mr. (aft. Sir Giles) Overbury, on the death of his brother, Sir Thomas Overbury, 20 Sept. 1613. f. 14. l4. Dr. [Walter] Balcanquall to Sir Dudley Carleton, with miscellaneous news ; London, 27 July, 1619. f. 14.

15. Robert Cecil [1st Earl of Salisbury, 1605] to his father, Lord Burghley, from Ostend, mentioning a denial by the Duke [of Alva] of any "preparation by sea " against England etc.,. 30 Mar. 1588. f. 15.

16. Three letters from John Chamberlain to "my very good Lord" [Sir Dudley Carleton] ; 1620, London, 27 May, 8 Jan. 1619 [20], and 7 Oct. 1620. These are not in Cal. State Papers, Dom. ff. 16, 17, 18.

17. Sir Arthur Hopton, from Spain, to Sir John Finit (i.e. Finett), Master of the Ceremonies, on the ceremonies observed at the Spanish Court on the birth of Prince Charles [29 May, 1630], n. d. f. 18 b).

18. Accompt for repairs to London Bridge, in 1631. f. 19.

19. "A direction receaued out of Spaine ... how to plante and dresse vynes and vine-yards," n.d. f. 19 b.

20. "The ordering of the Swedish and Saxon Armies" and "Tillyes Armie" [at Breitenfeld], 17 Sept. 1631. ff. 20, 20 b. Paper ; ff. 20. Temp. Chas. II (see f. 18 b ). Folio.

Transferred from the Department of Printed Books.

Scope & Content:

Records, Public: Transcripts of State letters and papers: temp. Chas. II.

includes:

f. 1 Leo X; Pope: Letter of Card. Wolsey on the death of: 1521.: Copy.
ff. 1-4 Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal; Archbishop of York: Correspondence with Henry VIII: 1521-1527.: Copies, temp. Chas. II.
ff. 1-4 Henry VIII of England: Correspondence with Card. Wolsey: 1521-1527.: Copies, 17th cent.
ff. 1-6 Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet; Speaker of the House of Commons: Transcripts from MS. afterw. (? 1698-1723) bel. to, at Euston Hall.
ff. 1-6 Euston Hall, Suffolk: Transcripts from MS. afterw. bel. to Sir T. Hanmer at: [?1698-1723].
f. 2 Adrian VI; Pope: Letter of Card. Wolsey on the death of: 1523.: Copy.
f.3 Clement VII; Pope: Letter of Card. Wolsey on the election of: 1523.: Copy.
f. 5 Henry VIII of England: Letter to, from Qu. Catharine Parr,: 1544.: Copy, 17th cent.
f. 5 b Mary I of England: Letter, as Princess, to the Protector Somerset,: 1549.: Copy, 17th cent.
f. 5 b Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset; Protector: Letter to, from Princess Mary: 1549.: Copy, 17th cent.
f. 6 Charles I of England: Account of Qu. Henrietta Maria's pilgrimage to Tyburn: [on 26 June 1626].
f. 6 London, England: Account of Qu. Henrietta Maria's pilgrimage to Tyburn: 1626.
f. 6 b Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: State of a Secretary's place, written by.: Copy.
f. 7 b James I of England: Letter to, from Prince Henry: 1612.: Copy.
f. 7 b Henry Frederick (d, Princes of Wales; 1612): Letter to his father James I: 1612.: Copy.
f. 8 b George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury: Annual report on his province: 1633.: Copy.
ff. 8 b, 10 Charles I of England: Annual reports by the Archbishops of Canterbury to: 1633, 1634.: Copies.
f. 9 Sir John Coke, Secretary of State: Letter to Abp. Abbot: 1633.: Copy.
f. 10 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury: Annual report on his province: 1634.: Copy.
f. 12 John Crotall: Petition to James I: 1615.: Copy.
f. 12 b Patrick Gray, 6th Baron Gray: Letter to, from Lord Salisbury: [1609-1612].
f. 12 b Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to Lord Gray: n.d. [1609-1612].: Copy.
f. 14 Giles Overbury, Knight 1623: Letter to, from Lord Rochester, 1613. Copy: temp. Chas II.
f. 14 Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset: Letter to G. Overbury: 1613.: Copy.
f. 14 Reverend Walter Balcanquhall, DD, Dean of Rochester 1624, of Durham 1639: Letter to Sir D. Carleton: 1619.: Copy.
ff. 14, 16-18 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Letters to, from Dr. Balcanquhall and J. Chamberlain: 1619, 1620.: Copies.
f. 15 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to his father: 1588.: Copy.
f. 15 Sir William Cecil, Baron Burghley 1571; Lord Treasurer 1572: Letter to, from his son Robert: 1588.: Copy.
ff. 16-18 John Chamberlain, d 1627 letter-writer: Letters to Sir D. Carleton: 1620.: Copies.
f. 18 b Sir John Finett, Master of the Ceremonies: Letter to from Hopton: [1630].: Copy.
f. 18 b Arthur Hopton, Secretary to Lord Cottington's Embassy in Spain; Knight and Ambassador 1638: Letter to Sir J. Finett: 1630.: Copy.
f. 18 b Charles II of England: Letter rel. to ceremonies observed at the Spanish court on birth of: 1630.
f. 19 London, England: London Bridge accompts: 1631.: Copy.
f. 19 Accompts: Repairs to London Bridge: 1631.: Copy.
f. 19 b Vineyards: Directions from Spain for planting and dressing vines and vineyards: 17th cent.
f. 20 Saxony, Electors of. John George I: Disposition of his army at Breitenfeld (1631),: temp. Chas. II.
f. 20 b Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly: Disposition of his army at Breitenfeld (1631),: temp. Chas. II.
f.20 Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden: Disposition of his army at Breitenfeld, (1631): temp. Chas. II.
ff. 20, 20 b Ferdinand II; Emperor of Germany: Disposition of armies at the battle of Breitenfeld (1631): temp. Chas.II.
ff. 20, 20 b Military Tactics: Order of battle at Breitenfeld near Leipzig.: 7/17 Sept. 1631.
ff. 20, 20 b Breitenfeld, Battle of (1631): Dispositions of armies at: temp. Chas. II.

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1521

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1631

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Names:

Abbot, George, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1562-1633,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083686634
Adrian VI, Pope
Balcanquhall, Walter, Dean of Rochester and of Durham, 1586?-1645
Carleton, Dudley, 1st Viscount Dorchester, diplomat, art collector and letter writer, 1573-1632,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122793150
Carr, Robert, Earl of Somerset
Cecil, Robert, Viscount Cranborne, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1563-1612
Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley, royal minister, Lord Treasurer 1572, 1520-1598,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121428768
Chamberlain, John, letter-writer, d 1627
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Clement VII, Pope, 1478-1534
Coke, John, Knight, politican, 1563-1644,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081554048
Crotall, John
Finett, John, Knight, courtier and writer, 1570-1641
Gray, Patrick, 6th Baron Gray
Gustavus Adolphus, of Sweden, of Add MS 39288
Habsburg, Ferdinand II, Emperor of Germany, 1578-1637
Hanmer, Thomas, 4th Baronet, Speaker of the House of Commons
Henry Frederick (d, Princes of Wales, 1612)
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122586127
Hopton, Arthur, Secretary to Lord Cottington's Embassy in Spain; Knight and Ambassador 1638
James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109229555
Katherine, Princess of Aragon, consort of Henry VIII, 1485-1536,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000066386533
Laud, William, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1573-1645
Leo X, Pope, 1475-1521
Mary I, of England
Overbury, Giles, Knight 1623
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
Saxony, Electors of. John George I
Seymour, Edward, Duke of Somerset, Protector
Tserclaes, Johann, Count of Tilly
Wolsey, Thomas, Cardinal, Archbishop of York

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Euston Hall, Suffolk
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