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032-002087665

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032-002087665

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Add MS 34702

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CORRESPONDENCE, political and private, of Sir Richard Browne, Resident at Paris (1641-1660) on behalf of Charles I. and Charles II.; 1621-1683. Consisting mainly of letters from Browne (originals and autograph copies) to John Evelyn, to his daughter Mary, who married Evelyn in 1647, to Sir George Radeliffe, and others, whose names are given in the index; with some correspondence (ff. 198-219) relative to his proposed appointment, in 1660-1, as Warden of Merton College, Oxford. Many of the letters to Evelyn are signed "Q[uem] N [osti]" (see ff. 74, 78, etc.), and some of them are addressed to "Mr. John Grefton" or to "Mr. John Richardson" (ff. 31 b, 57, etc.). At the beginning (ff. 1-8) are some letters from Browne at Oxford to his father, in Latin, 1621-1628. The main series begins (f. 11) in 1647. Paper; ff. 230. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Sir Richard Browne, Resident at Paris: Correspondence: 1621-1683.

includes:

ff. 1, 2, 4-8 Christopher Browne, of Sayes Court, Deptford: Letters to, from R. Browne: 1621-1628.
f. 3 Richard Corbet, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford: Letter to, from R. Browne: [1623 ?].: Lat.
f. 10 Francis Wright, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford: Letter to Sir R. Browne: [1630 ?] Lat.
ff.11-195 Louis XIV of France: Correspondence of Sir R. Browne, Resident at Paris: 1647-1660.
ff. 12-14 Ed- Warcupp: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1647.
f. 15 William Prettyman: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1647.
ff. 17, 18 Rouen, France: Certificates in favour of Sir R. Browne from the English merchants at: 1647.: Copies.
f. 18 b Marseilles, France: Certificate from the English merchants-at, in favour of Sir R. Browne: 1647.: Copy.
ff. 18 b, 21 La Rochelle; France: Certificate from the English merchants at, in favour of Sir R. Browne: 1647.: Copies.
f. 20 Bordeaux, France: Certificate from English merchants at, in favour of Sir R. Browne: 1647.: Copy.
ff. 22, 195 Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1647, 1660.
ff. 23-222 passim John Evelyn: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1648-1665.
ff. 30, 35, 46 John Grefton: Pseudonym for J. Evelyn: 1648-1649.
f. 51 Luke Whittington, Receiver of duties on prizes in Picardy and Normandy: Warrant to, for payment to Sir R . Browne: 1650: Copy.
ff. 55, 56, 60-62, 76, 114, 146, 175, 186 Mary Evelyn, wife of John Evelyn, the diarist: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1652-1660.
ff. 57, 61, 62 John Richardson: Pseudonym for J. Evelyn: 1652.
ff. 63-139 passim Sir George Radcliffe: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1653-1655.
ff. 73-190 passim Q[uem] N[osti]: Pseudonym of Sir Richard Browne: 1654-1660.
ff. 75, 77 Joseph Crowther: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.
f. 81 Lannion, Brittany: letter to the judges at, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 82 Chappellain, French Minister of Marine: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
ff. 83, 89, 93 de La Motte, Commandant at Port-Louis: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 86 de Roscerff: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 88 Pierre de La Porte: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.
ff. 92, 104 Anne Cassell: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.
f. 94 Mdlle. - de Courson: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 94 b Madame -- de Rougé: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 95 Trieste, Austria: Letter to the Presidente de, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 96 Pierre Le Bretton: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
ff. 97-101, 103, 192 Thomas Holder, Admiralty Agent for Charles II in France: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654, 1660.
f. 100 Lovys: Letter to, from Sir R. Browue: 1654.: Fr.
ff. 102, 109 Marquis de Tromelin: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654, 1655.: Fr.
f. 105 Willem Boreel, Dutch Ambassador to France: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 105 van Robais: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
f. 106 de Francietti, Commandant at Port Louis: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.
f. 107 Jordan: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.
f. 108 Nicolas, Avocat au Parlement: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1654.: Fr.
ff. 111, 118, 122 de Marcés: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1655.
ff. 115, 127 President de Chalain: Letters to, from Sir R. Browne: 1655.: Fr.
f. 117 St. Pol de Léon, Brittany: Letter to the Seneschal of, from Sir R. Browne: 1655.: Fr.
f. 119 de Ponne-Kyverne, Procureur at St. Renan: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1655.: Fr.
f. 141 Customs and Excise: Accompt of duties received for Charles II. on the French coasts: 1656.
f. 143 Colombière, Marquise de: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1656.: Fr.
f. 144 de Pomerel: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1656.: Fr.
f. 152 John Edisbury: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1657.
f. 179 Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans; Master of the Household to Qu. Henrietta Maria: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: n.d.
f. 191 John Waade: Accompt of, to Sir R. Browne: 1660.: Copy.
f. 194 Charles II of England: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1660.
f. 198 Daniel Whistler, MD: Nomination of, for the Wardenship of Merton College: 1660.
ff. 198-219 Oxford; University of. Merton College: Correspondence, etc., concerning the appointment of Warden: 1660-1661.
f. 199 Thomas Jones, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford: Letter to Sir R. Browne: 1661.
f. 202 William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1661.
f. 203 William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from the Fellows of Merton College: 1661.: Lat.
f. 205 Edmund Dickinson, MD, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford: Letter to Sir R. Browne: 1661.
f. 219 William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury: Petition. to, from Sir R.. Browne: [1661].
f. 220 John Dravesty: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1663.
f. 224 Thomas Raymond, Baron of the Exchequer (1679): Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1673.
f. 225 Vincent Garmets, Envoy from Hamburg: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1673.: Fr.
f. 229 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Letter to, from Sir R. Browne: 1683.

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Languages:

English
French
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1621

End Date:

1683

Date Range:

1621-1683

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Names:

Bennet, Henry, 1st Earl of Arlington
Boreel, Willem, Dutch Ambassador to France
Browne, Christopher, of Sayes Court, Deptford
Browne, Richard, Resident at Paris
Cassell,, Anne
Chappellain, French Minister of Marine
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Colombière, Marquise de
Corbet, Richard, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
Courson, Mdlle. -
Crowther, Joseph
Dickinson, Edmund, physician and alchemist, 1624-1707
Dravesty, John, correspondent of Sir Richard Browne, fl 1663
Edisbury, John, of Add MS 34702
Evelyn, John, diarist, 1620-1706,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/61653698
Evelyn, Mary, wife of John Evelyn the diarist, 1635?-1709
Francietti, Commandant at Port Louis
Garmers, Vincent, statesman, diplomat and syndic of Hamburg, 1623-1687
Grefton, John
HM Customs and Excise, 1909-2005
Holder, Thomas, Admiralty Agent for Charles II in France
Jermyn, Henry, Earl of St. Albans, Master of the Household to Qu. Henrietta Maria
Jones, Thomas, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford
Jordan, of Add MS 34702
Juxon, William, Archbishop of Canterbury
La Motte, Commandant at Port-Louis
La Porte, Pierre
La Rochelle, France
Le Bretton, Pierre
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Lovys
Marcés
Merton College, University of Oxford
Nicholas, Edward, Secretary of State, 1593-1669
Nicolas, Avocat au Parlement
Pomerel
Ponne-Kyverne, Procureur at St. Renan
President de Chalain
Prettyman, William
Radcliffe, George, of Add MS 34702
Raymond, Thomas, Baron of the Exchequer (1679)
Richardson, John, of Add MS 34702
Robais
Roscerff
Rougé, Madame --
Tromelin, Marquis
Waade, John
Warcupp, Ed-
Whistler, Daniel, MD; of Add MS 34702
Whittington, Luke, Receiver of duties on prizes in Picardy and Normandy
Wright, Francis, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford

Places:

Bordeaux, France
Lannion, Brittany
Marseilles, France
Rouen, France
St. Pol de Léon, Brittany
Trieste, Austria