Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??


Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

Add MS 22488

Record Id:
032-002096450
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002096450
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000041.0x00025b
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 22488
Title:

MISCELLANEOUS original letters, in Italian, French, English and Latin; 1484-1818, viz.: 1. "Andreas de Bentiuolijs, Comes," addressed "[D]omino Joanni Lan[fredino] Oratori Floren[tino a]pud serenissimum Regem [Ferdina]ndum;" Bologna, 16 July, 1484. Ital. Holograph. f. 2.

2. "Marie" of Guise [or of Lorraine, Queen Regent of Scotland] to M. de Noailles, Maitre dhostel ordinaire du Roy et son Ambassadeur en Angleterre; Lislebourg [Edinburgh] 6 July, 1555." Fr. Signed. f. 5.

3. Henry IV. of France to Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Anspach; dat. "au Camp de Poisy" [Poissy, near St. Cloud], 8 Aug. 1589. Fr. Signed "Henry," and countersigned by [Louis] Reuol [Secretary of State]. Endorsed "Onolzbach" [Anspach], den 3 Nouembris Anno 89," f. 8.

4. Marie [de' Medici, widow of Henry IV. of France] to [Henry Frederic] Prince of Orange; London, 5 Mar. 1640. Fr. Siqned; with seals. f. 11.

5. [St.] Vincent de Paul to the Marquis ; Paris, 15 Nov. 1656. Fr. Holograph. f. 14.

6. The same to "Monsieur Codo . . . Superieur des Presbytres de la Mission de Rome;" n.d. [circ. 1642]. Imperfect at the beginning. Fr. Holograph. f. 17.

7. Sophie [wife of Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, afterwards Elector of Hanover, and mother, of George I. of England] to an official in England; 27 Jan. 1663. Fr. Holograph. f. 21.

8. Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I. of England, to her brother, [Gaston Jean Baptiste], Duke of Orleans; n.d. [ante 1660]. Fr. Holograph. f. 24.

9. James, Duke of York, to Jean, Comte d'Estrées, Vice-Admiral of France; London, 17 Apr. 1673. Fr. Holograph. f. 28.

10. The same to [Samuel] Pepys; Hague, 25 Apr. 1679. Holograph; with seal. f. 31.

11. Charles II. of Spain to William III. of England; Madrid, 24 May 1696. Lat. Signed; with seal. f. 35.

12. Victor Amadeus I. King of Sardinia, to Queen Anne of England; "à la Venerie" [Veneria Reale, the royal hunting-box near Turin], 4 Nov. 1727. Fr. Signed; with seals. f. 39.

13. Alexander Pope to William Duncombe, author of Lucius Junius Brutus, a Tragedy, etc.; "Twit'nam," 5 Nov. 1734. Holograph. f. 43.

14. M[artha Bruce, Countess Dowager of] Elgin [and Governess of the Princess Charlotte of Wales] to [Queen Charlotte]; "Shrewsbury Lodge" [near Shooter's Hill], 4 Sept. 1804. Holograph. f. 46.

15. Robert Bloomfield, author of "The Farmer's Boy," to Mr. Hill, addressed as "Mr. Editor;" with a poem beginning, "O how can the Dumb go a courting;" dat. City Road, Dec. 1807. Holograph. f. 52.

16. Edward, Duke of Kent, to [David Stewart Erskine, 6th] Earl of Buchan; Kensington Palace, 26 Feb. 1811. Holograph f. 56 17. Thomas Moore, the poet, to James Power, the music publisher; 30 Mar. 1818. Holograph. f. 60. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

includes:

  • f. 2 Andrea Bentivoglio, Count: Letter to J. Lanfredino: 1484.: Ital.
  • f. 2 Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Envoy to France and Spain: Letter to, from Count A. de Bentivogliis: 1484.: Ital.
  • f. 5 James V of Scotland: Letter from the same, to M. de Noailles: 1555.: Fr.
  • f. 5 Antoine de Noailles, French Ambassador to England: Letter to, from Mary, Queen Regent of Scotland: 1555.: Fr.
  • f. 8 Henry IV of France: Letter to George Frederic, Margrave of Anspach: 1589.: Fr.
  • f. 8 Anspach. Georg Freidrich, Margrave of: Letter to, from Henri IV.: 1589.: Fr.
  • f. 8 Louis Reuol, French Secretary of State: Counter-signature: 1589.
  • f. 11 Henry IV of France; Marie de Medici: Letters by Qu. Marie de' Medici, to the Prince of Orange: 1640, 1641.: Fr.
  • f. 11 Frederic Henry, Princes of Orange; Count of Nassau: Correspondence with M. de' Medici: 1639, 1640, 1641.: Fr.
  • ff. 14, 17 Saint Vincent de Paul: Letters to the Marquis and M. Codoing: circ. 1642, 1656.: Fr.
  • f. 21 Hanover, Electors of. Ernest Augustus: Letter from Sophia, his wife, to an official in England: 1664.: Fr.
  • f. 24 Charles I of England: Letter from Qu. Henrietta Maria to her brother, the Duke of Orleans: ante 1660.: Fr.
  • f. 24 Gaston Jean Baptiste Orléans, Duc d': Letter to, from his sister, Henrietta Maria of England: ante 1660.: Fr.
  • f. 28 James II of England: Letter to Comte d'Estrées: 1673.: Fr.
  • f. 28 Jean d' Estrées, Comte; Vice-Admiral of France: Letters to, from Pr. Rupert and the Duke of York: 1673.: Fr.
  • f. 31 Samuel Pepys, diarist: Letter to, from the Duke of York: 1679.
  • f. 31 James II of England: Letter to S. Pepys: 1679.
  • f. 35 William III of England: Letter to, from Charles II. of Spain: 1696.: Lat.
  • f. 35 Charles II of Spain: Letters to William III.: 1696, 1697.: Lat.
  • f. 39 Victor Amadeus I of Sardinia: Letter to Qu. Caroline: 1727.: Fr.
  • f.39 George II of England; Queen Caroline: Letter to, from Victor Amadeus of Sardinia: 1727.: Fr.
  • f. 43 Alexander Pope: Letter to W. Duncombe: 1734.
  • f. 43 William Duncombe, Poet: Letter to, from A. Pope: 1734.
  • f. 46 Martha Bruce, wife of Charles, 5th Earl of Elgin: Letter to Qu. Charlotte: 1804.
  • f. 46 George III of England; Queen Charlotte: Letter to, from the Dowager Lady Elgin: 1804.
  • f. 52 Robert Bloomfield, poet: Letters to T. Hill: 1807.
  • f. 56 David Stewart Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan: Letter to, from the Duke of Kent: 1811.
  • f. 56 Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent: Letter to Lord Buchan: 1811.
  • f. 60 Thomas Moore, poet: Letter to J. Power: 1818.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
[{ "id" : "032-002096450", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 22488: MISCELLANEOUS original letters, in Italian, French, English and Latin; 1484-1818, viz.: 1. 'Andreas de Bentiuolijs, Comes,' addressed…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002096450
Is part of:
not applicable
Hierarchy:
032-002096450
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
French
Italian
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1484
End Date:
1818
Date Range:
1484-1818
Era:
CE
Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:
Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Anspach. Georg Freidrich, Margrave of
Bentivoglio, Andrea, Count
Bloomfield, Robert, poet, 1766-1823
Bruce, Martha, wife of Charles, 5th Earl of Elgin
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Queen Consort of George II of Great Britain, 1683-1737
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Charles II, of Spain, 1661-1700
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen consort of George III, King of the United Kingdom, 1744-1818
Duncombe, William, writer, editor and dramatist, 1690-1769
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, of Add MS 20115
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1629-1698
Erskine, David Stewart, 6th Earl of Buchan
Estrées, Jean, Comte, Vice-Admiral of France
Frederic Henry, Princes of Orange; Count of Nassau
Henry IV, of France
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
James V, of Scotland
Lanfredini, Giovanni, Florentine Envoy to France and Spain
Medici, Marie, Queen Consort of France and Navarre, 1575-1642
Moore, Thomas, poet, 1779-1852
Noailles, Antoine, French Ambassador to England
Orléans, Gaston Jean Baptiste, Duc d'
Paul, Vincent, Saint
Pepys, Samuel, diarist
Pope, Alexander, of Egerton Ch 128
Reuol, Louis, French Secretary of State
Victor Amadeus I, of Sardinia
William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1650-1702