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MISCELLANEOUS original letters and drafts; 1588-1831, viz: 1. Noel de Caron [Heer van Schoonewal, Ambassador to England, from the State of Flanders in 1585, and from the United Provinces in 1590] to "Monsieur Hugens [Christian Huygens], Secretaire du Conseil d'Estat des prouinces vnies du pays bas;" London, 19 Sept. 1588. Fr. Holograph. f. 1.

2. [Sir] Ro[bert] "Cecyll" [cr. Earl of Salisbury, 1605], to [Patrick, Master of Gray, 7th Lord Gray, in 1609]; Whitehall, 7 Apr. 1601. Signed; with autograph postscript. f. 4.

3. Deautry Cooper [a naval officer] to "Sir Richard Cowper, Knight, Viceadmirall of Deuon;" Plymouth, 25 Nov. 1610. Holograph. f. 8.

4. Ma[rgaret, 2nd wife of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of] Nottingham to [James I.]; n.d.; endorsed, "May, 1619." Holograph; with seal.

5. [Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of] Dorset to [George Villiers, lst Duke of Buckingham], urging his return from the siege of Rochelle 28 Sept. 1627. Holograph. f. 14.

6. Francoys d'Aerssen [Heer van Sommels-dyk, one of the Envoys for settling the marriage between Prince William of Orange and Mary Henrietta, daughter of Charles I. of England] to [Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]; London, 2 Jan. 1640[1]. Fr. Holograph. f. 17.

7. Henry Robinson to Lord , upon a scheme for supplying Charles II. with ready money; 27 May, 1660. Holograph f. 20.

8. Two letters or "Aluarás" granted to Peter Tyrrel and Richard Fitz-Simons, Irishmen, in acknowledgment of services rendered to the Portuguese Ambassador in England, during the negotiations for marriage between Charles II. of England and Catherine of Braganza; Lisbon, 18 Apr. 1662. Signed "Catherina R." Port. ff. 23, 26.

9. An application for assistance [enclosing the above letters], made by Peter Tyrrel and Richard Fitz-Simons to Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II.; n.d. [? 1668]. Port. f. 29.

10. Drafts of letters from Queen Catherine of Braganza; addressed to the following persons: Pope [Alexander VII.]; dat. London, 25 Oct. 1662. Fr. f. 33. Cardinal [Virginio] Ursino; endorsed, 25 Oct. 1662. Fr. f. 35. Card. [Carlo] Barberini; endorsed, 25 Oct. 1662. Fr. f. 37. "La Princesse de Toscane" [Marguerite Louise, daughter of Gaston, Duke of Orleans, and wife of the Prince mentioned below]; dat. 30 Oct. 1662. Fr. f. 39. "Le Prince de Toscane" [Cosmo, son of the Grand Duke Ferdinand, and afterwards, 1670, Cosmo III.]; dat. 30 Oct. 1662. Fr. f. 41. [James Butler, lst] Duke of Ormonde; dat. 30 Oct. , 30 Oct. 1662, 23 Mar. 1662/3 , and 7 May, 1663, ff. 43, 45, 51, 57. "John Hervey, Esq., Our Treasurer, etc." Order to pay 5001. to "Francisco de Sylva;" dat. 22 Dec. 1662, f. 47. Louis XIV. of France; dat. 8 Jan. 1662/3. Fr. f. 49. [Anne Gonzaga, daughter of Charles, Duc de Nevers, and widow of Edward, 5th son of the Elector Palatine Frederick V.]; dat. 2 Apr. 1663. Fr. f. 54. "Ma Soeur" [? Henrietta, daughter of Charles I. and Duchess of Orleans]; dat. 8 July, 1663, f. 60. "Mon Frere" [? Philip, Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIV.]; n.d. [? 8 July, 1663]. Fr. f. 62. [Jacob] Duke of Courland; n.d. Fr. f. 64. [Louisa Charlotte, daughter of George William, Elector of Brandenburg], Duchess of Courland; London, Dec. s. a. Fr. f. 67. [Philip] Duke of Orleans; dat. 22 July, 1664. Fr. f. 70. Several of these drafts beginning at f. 43 are in the hand of Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury [afterwards 2nd Earl of Clarendon], Secretary to the Queen.

11. [Sir] John Curzon [Bart.] to [Henry Cavendish], Viscount Mansfield [2nd Duke of Newcastle in 1676]; Kedleston, 12 Mar. 1663[4]. Holograph; with seal. f. 73.

12. [Arthur Annesley, lst Earl of] Anglesey to [Mary, widow of Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond]; "Drury lane," 30 Nov. 1668. Holograph. f. 76.

13. Thomas Gilbert [a Nonconformist preacher at Oxford] to [Arthur Annesley, lst] Earl of Anglesey, Lord Privy Seal, on behalf of Ralph Button [Public Orator at Oxford during the Commonwealth], who was accused of being the masked executioner of Charles I. Oxford, 16 Jan. 1674[5]. Holograph. f. 79.

14. H[enry] Coventry [Secretary of State] to [John, 1st] Lord Berkeley [of Stratton, Ambassador Extraordinary to the Court at Versailles]; Whitehall, 3/13 Feb. 1675/6 , and 17 Apr. 1676. Holograph. ff. 82, 85.

15. [Captain] A[ndrew] B[ruce of] Earlishall to [John Leslie] Duke of Rothes, relating the defeat and death of Richard Cameron, the preacher; n. d. [circa July, 1680]. Holograph. f. 90.

16. [Dr.] E[dmond] Borlase [or Borlace], a physician of Chester, to Arthur [Annesley, lst] Earl of Anglesey; Chester, 16 Aug. 1680. Holograph; with seal. f. 93.

17. [James Touchet, Earl of ] Castlehaven and [Lord] Audley to [? the Earl of Anglesey]; Brussels, 27 Feb. 1680. Holograph. f. 96.

18. Thomas Bradshaw to Dr. Shippen, Rector of Stockport, on an alleged case of witchcraft at Spurston Hall [co. Chester]; Lymm, [co. Chester], 23 Apr. 1683. Holograph. f. 99.

19. [George Louis Le Clerc, Comte de] Buffon to [Abbé Jean Bernard] Le Blane; Paris, 22 Feb. 1737. Fr. Holograph. f. 102.

20. [Dr.] John Armstrong [author of the poem, "Art of Preserving Health"] to [Tobias] Smollett, at Leghorn; n.d. [? 1770]. Holograph. f. 105.

21. [William] Shenstone, the poet, to "Mr. Livie" [apparently connected with the book-trade]; The Leasowes, 31 Mar. and 15 June, 1762. Holograph. ff. 108, 111.

22. Four letters from the [Rev.] William Cole [the topographical antiquary], to the following: a. [Joseph] Bentham [Alderman of Cambridge]; Chester, 24 Sept. 1755. Holograph. f. 114. b.-d. George Steevens [the Shakspearian commentator]; Milton [near Cambridge], 23 Nov. and 22 Dec. 1781, and 22 Nov. 1782. Holograph. ff. 116 b, 119, 121.

23. [Sir] Walter Scott [Bart.] to Thomas Thomson, "Principal Clerk of Session;" Abbotsford, 22 May, 1831. Holograph. f. 124. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

includes:

  • f. 1 Christian Huygens, Secretary of State in the Netherlands: Letter to, from N. de Caron: 1588.: Fr.
  • f. 1 Sir Noel de Caron, Dutch Ambassador in London: Letter to C. Huygens: 1588.: Fr.
  • f. 4 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to the Master of Gray: 1601.
  • f. 4 Patrick Gray, Master of Gray, afterwards 7th Baron Gray: Letter to, from Sir R. Cecil: 1601.
  • f. 8 Deautry Cooper: Letter to Sir R. Cowper: 1610.
  • f. 11 Margaret Howard, 2nd wife of Charles, 1st Earl of Nottingham: Letter to James I.: 1619.
  • f. 11 James I of England: Letter to, from Lady Nottingham: 1619.
  • f. 14 Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset: Letter to the Duke of Buckingham: 1627.
  • f. 14 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Letter to, from Lord Dorset: 1627.
  • f. 17 Frederic Henry, Princes of Orange; Count of Nassau: Letter to, from Heer van Sommelsdijk: 1641.: Fr.
  • f. 17 Francis van Aerssen, Heer van Sommelsdyck, Dutch Ambassador to England: Letter to the Prince of Orange, etc.: 1624, 1640/1.: Fr.
  • f. 20 Henry Robinson: Letter to Lord-.: 1660.
  • ff. 23, 26 Charles II of England; Catherine of Braganza: Letters testimonial to P. Tyrrel and R. Fitz-Simons: 1662.: Portug.
  • ff. 23, 29 Peter Tyrrell: Petition to Qu. Catherine of Braganza, enclosing testimonials: 1662, 1668.: Portug.
  • f. 26 Richard Fitz-Simons, Irishman: Letter testimonial from Catharine of Braganza: 1662.: Portug.
  • f. 29 Richard Fitz-Simons, Irishman: Petition to Catharine of Braganza: 1668.: Portug.
  • f. 32 Alexander VII; Pope: Letter to, from Qu. Catharine of Braganza: 1662.: Fr.
  • ff. 32-72 Charles II of England; Catherine of Braganza: Drafts of letters to the Pope, princes and others: 1662-1664.: Fr. and Eng.
  • f. 35 Virginio Orsini, Cardinal 1641: Letter to, from Catharine of Braganza: 1662.: Fr.
  • f. 37 Carlo Barberini, Cardinal: Letter to, from Catharine of Braganza: 1662.: Fr.
  • ff. 43, 45, 51, 57 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Letters to, from Lord Orrery, Catharine of Braganza and others: 1662-1687.
  • ff. 43, 51, 57-70 Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon: Letters written by, as secretary to Catharine of Braganza: 1662.: Engl. and Fr.
  • f. 47 Francisco da Silva: Order for payment to, by Qu. Catherine of Braganza: 1662.
  • f. 47 John Hervey, Treasurer to Catharine of Braganza: Order to, from Qu. Catharine: 1662.
  • f. 49 Louis XIV of France: Letter to, from Catharine of Braganza: 1663.: Fr.
  • f. 54 Edward; Count Palatine of the Rhine: Letter to Anne, his wife, from Catharine of Braganza: 1663.: Fr.
  • f. 60 Henrietta Anne d' Orléans, of England; wife of Philippe, 1st Duc d'Orléans: Letter to, from Catharine of Braganza: 1663.
  • ff. 62, 70 Orléans, Philippe, Duc d': Letters to, from Catharine of Braganza: 1663, 1664.: Fr.
  • ff. 64, 67 Courland, Duke of: Letters to him and Louisa Charlotte, his wife, from Catharine of Braganza: 1662-1676.: Fr.
  • f. 73 Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle; 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Letter to, from Sir J. Curzon: 1663.
  • f. 73 Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet; of Kedleston: Letter to. Lord Mansfield: 1664.
  • f. 76 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey: Letter to the Countess Dowager of Thomond: 1668.
  • f. 79 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey: Letter to, from T. Gilbert: 1675.
  • f. 79 Thomas Gilbert, nonconformist minister: Letter to Lord Anglesey: 1675.
  • ff. 82, 85 Henry Coventry, Secretary of State: Letter to Lord Berkeley: 1676.
  • ff. 82, 85 Sir John Berkeley, afterwards 1st Lord Berkeley of Stratton: Letters to, from H. Coventry: 1676.
  • f. 90 John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes; afterwards Duke of Rothes, Royal Commissioner and Lord Chancellor of Sotland: Letter to, from Capt. Bruce: 1680.
  • f. 90 Andrew Bruce, Captain, of Earlishall: Letter to the Duke of Rothes: 1680.
  • f. 93 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey: Letter to, from Dr. Borlase: 1680.
  • f. 93 Edmund Borlase, MD, of Chester: Letter to Lord Anglesey: 1680.
  • f. 99 Shippen, Rector of Stockport: Letter to, on a case of witchcraft: 1683.
  • f. 99 Thomas Bradshaw: Letter to Dr. Skippen: 1683.
  • f. 102 Jean Bernard Le Blanc, Abbé: Letter to, from Comte de Buffon: 1737.
  • f. 102 George Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon: Letter to Abbé J. B. le Blanc: 1737.: Fr.
  • f. 105 John Armstrong, MD; physician and author: Letter to T. Smollett: 1770.
  • f. 105 Tobias Smollet: Letter to, from Dr. J. Armstrong: circ. 1770.
  • ff. 108, 111 William Shenstone: Letters to - Livie: 1762.
  • ff. 114-123 Reverend William Cole: Letters to J. Bentham and G. Steevens: 1755-1782.
  • ff. 116 b, 119, 121 George Steevens: Letters to, from Rev. W. Cole: 1781, 1782.
  • f. 124 Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: Letter to T. Thomson: 1831.
  • f. 124 Thomas Thomson, Principal Clerk of Session: Letter to, from Sir W. Scott: 1831.

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1588
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1831
Date Range:
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Aerssen, Francis, diplomat, 1572-1641,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120987701
Alexander VII, Pope
Annesley, Arthur, 1st Earl of Anglesey
Armstrong, John, MD; physician and author
Barberini, Carlo, Cardinal, 1630-1704
Berkeley, John, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, royalist soldier, politician and diplomat, 1607-1678
Borlase, Edmund, MD, of Chester
Bradshaw, Thomas, of Add MS 22548
Bruce, Andrew, Captain, of Earlishall
Butler, James, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Caron, Noel, Knight, diplomat, 1550-1624
Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of King Charles II, 1638-1705
Cavendish, Henry, Earl of Ogle, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Cecil, Robert, Viscount Cranborne, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1563-1612
Cole, William, Reverend; of Add MS 20695
Cooper, Deautry
Courland, Duke of
Coventry, Henry, Sec of State, 1619-1686
Curzon, John, 1st Baronet, of Kedleston
Edward, Count Palatine of the Rhine, of Add MS 22548
Fitz Simons, Richard, petitioner, fl 1662-1668
Frederic Henry, Princes of Orange; Count of Nassau
Gilbert, Thomas, of Oxford, nonconformist minister and correspondent of Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, fl 1675
Gray, Patrick, Master of Gray, afterwards 7th Baron Gray
Hervey, John, Treasurer to Catharine of Braganza
Howard, Margaret, 2nd wife of Charles, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Huygens, Christian, Secretary of State in the Netherlands
Hyde, Henry, 2nd Earl of Clarendon
James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109229555
Le Blanc, Jean Bernard, Abbé
Le Clerc, George Louis, Comte de Buffon
Leslie, John, 6th Earl of Rothes, afterwards Duke of Rothes, Royal Commissioner and Lord Chancellor of Sotland
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Orléans, Philippe, Duc d'; of Add MS 20315
Orléans,, Henrietta Anne, of England; wife of Philippe, 1st Duc d'Orléans
Orsini, Virginio, Cardinal 1641
Robinson, Henry, of Add MS 22548
Sackville, Edward, 4th Earl of Dorset, politician, 1590-1652
Scott, Walter, Baronet, author, 1771-1832,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121441874
Shenstone, William, of Add MS 21508
Shippen, Rector of Stockport
Silva, Francisco da
Smollet, Tobias
Steevens, George, of Add MS 20082
Thomson, Thomas, Principal Clerk of Session
Tyrrell, Peter
Villiers, George, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121403704