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 5105

Record Id:
032-003318754
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003318754
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100034467860.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 5105
Title:
Collected letters and papers
Scope & Content:

A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers.

Comprises:

1. Letter from Sir Palmer Fairborne to the Commissioners for the affairs of Tangier. Giving account of the enemy’s proceedings, and requesting additional hoops. Dated Tangier, 13 April 1680 (original) (folio 1)

2. Articles of truce, treaty, and commerce for the term of 6 months, concluded between Col. Edward Sackvile, Commander in chief of Tangier, and the King of Morocco, Muley Ismael [Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif]. Dated 25 November 1680 (folio 3)

3. Accompte of moneys paid towards the ransom of the Seamen which were taken captives in the ship Ruth, of Dartmouth, of which George Miller Senior was Master, and Redeemed out of their slavery at Sallee [Salé], Morocco, by Herbert Aylwin. Dated 9 February 1679/1680 (folio 8)

4. Letter from Edward Coleman to the Revd. M. Le Chese [Françoise de la Chaise], Confessor to King Louis XIV, giving an account of the proceedings between the said Edward Coleman and Father Jean Ferrier, and the measures taken between Louis XIV and the Duke of York, James Stewart, to procure the dissolution of the English Parliament, and the introduction of Popery; and requesting aid for that purpose. Dated 29 September 1675 (folio 9). This is one of the letters for which Edward Coleman was accused of High Treason. He was found guilty 28 November 1678.

5. Copy of a consolatory letter written by John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, to a sick friend. Written a week before the Archbishop died (No date) (folio 23)

6. ‘The Bishop of Armagh’s Prophecy’, by James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (1625-1656) prophesying a persecution of the church.] (folio 25)

7. ‘The Truth at Last’, a ballad to the tune of ‘Which nobody can deny’ temp. Anne. Also includes ‘Come all ye brave boys, and high Churchmen draw near’. (folio 27)

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
[{ "id" : "032-003318754", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 5105: Collected letters and papers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-003318754
Is part of:
not applicable
Hierarchy:
032-003318754
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 volume (28 folios)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1620
End Date:
1712
Date Range:
c 1625-c 1707
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:
Physical Characteristics:
A thin folio volume.
Custodial History:
Presented by the Hon. Daines Barrington.
Publications:
Item 4 is printed in "The trial of Edward Coleman" p. 44 fol. Lond. 1678.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)