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Cotton MS Caligula D VIII

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Cotton MS Caligula D VIII

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Correspondence and other records (many of them originals) concerning England and France, 1521-1524, including letters and drafts in the hands of King Francis I of France (1515–47) and Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530); note of the apparel of Sir Robert Cotton (d. 1631), 14 October 1621 (f. 117)

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Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 233.

1. Sir Rd. Jerningham, and sir Nic. Carew, to Card. Wolsey; respecting the negociations between the emperor and Francis I; and containing other intelligence. (Orig.) Romorantin, Jan. 8, 1521. 1.
2. Hen. VIII; his instructions to Fitzwilliam and Jerningham, to be declared to the French king. (Orig. signed at both ends.) [15 May] 1521. 5.
3. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, and sir Rd. Jerningham, to Card. Wolsey; intelligence about Francis's intention of going into Italy; Scottish affairs, &c. (Orig.) Romorantin, Feb. 6, 1521. 9.
4. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; reports the D. of Luneburg's arrival at the French court; count de la Marche threatens to make war upon the emperor, &c. (Orig.) Romorantin, Feb. 18, 1521. 13.
5. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; the D. of Luneburg's son married to a daughter of the K. of Navarre; about La Marche, &c. (Orig.) Romorantin, Feb. 22, 1521. 15.
6. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; reports a conference with Bonnivet about Scottish affairs; the K. of Navarre claims his kingdom, &c. (Orig.) Romorantin, Feb. 27, 1521. 17.
7. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; reports a conversation with Bonnivet about affairs of the empire, Spain, &c. (Orig.) Romorantin, Feb. 28, 1521. 19.
8. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; reports several conferences, and various intelligence. (Orig.) Nancy, March 21, 1521. [Printed in I Ellis, i. 176] 21.
9. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; reports conferences about Scottish affairs. (Orig.) Saussard, March 29, 1521. 25.
10. Henry VIII; his commission to Wolsey for the release and exchange of French hostages. (Lat.) April 4, 1521. 27.
11. Sir. Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; Nassau moves in the Low Countries; France arms, &c. (Orig.) Troyes, April 23, 1521. 29.
12. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; about warlike preparations; the report of Buckingham being apprehended, &c. (Orig.) Mont-Armyne, April 29, 1521. 30.
13. A deposition concerning the force of the French navy. (Fr.) Calais, May 1, 1521. [1522] 32.
14. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; reports Francis's friendly expressions; Floranges' [Robt de la Marck, afterwards Maréchal de Fleuranges] arms, &c. (Orig.) Micheau l'Eveque, May 7, 1521. 33.
15. Francis I, to the elector of Mentz; concerning his differences with Charles V. (Lat.) Chatillon fur Seine, May 11, 1521. 35.
16. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; concerning the difference between Francis I. and the emperor; warlike preparations, &c. (Orig.) Chattillon, May 14, 1521. 36.
17. Card. Wolsey, to sir Wm. Fitzwilliam and sir Rd. Jerningham; about the king's indisposition; Buckingham's arraignment, &c. (Orig.) Westminster, May 20, 1521. [Partly printed in I Ellis, i. 178.] 38.
18. Francis I, to the elector of Mentz; concerning his differences with Charles V. (Lat.) Romorantin, May 20, 1521. 39.
19. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, and Jerningham, to Card. Wolsey; intelligence concerning the temper of the French court. (2 letters, both Orig.) Dijon, May 24, 1521. 40.
20. Francis I, to some German elector or prince; requesting his support at the diet of Worms. (Lat.) Blois, May? [Dec.] 27, 1521. [1520] 43.
21. Sir Rd. Wingfield? to sir Wm. Fitzwilliam? about the emperor's disposition towards Francis; the diet of Worms, &c. Worms, May 29, 1521. 44.
22. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, and Jerningham, to Card. Wolsey; concerning the truce, and warlike preparations; with a rough draught of another letter to the same purport. (Orig.) Dijon, May 29, 1521. 46.
23. Francis I, to Henry VIII; concerning an illness of the latter. (Orig. all in Francis's hand.) May? 1521. 51.
24. Francis I; his instructions to [Olivier de la Vernade, Sr de la Bastie] the sieur de la Bastie, his ambassador in England; in answer to what Jerningham had represented to him on the part of Hen. VIII. (French.) 1521. [cf. State Papers i. 11.] 52.
25. Sir Rd. Wingfield, to sir Wm. Fitzwilliam; respecting the emperor's disposition as to peace. (Orig.) Maestricht, June 12, 1521. 58.
26. Sir Rd. Wingfield, to sir R. Jerningham; concerning his negciations with the emperor towards a peace. (Orig.) Brussels, June 15, 1521. 60.
27. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, and Jerningham, to Card. Wolsey; a rough draught of a letter on the truce; seemingly in consequence of Wingfield's letter to them of May 29. June, 1521. 61.
28. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, and Jerningham, to the Card. Wolsey; about a truce between the emperor and Francis I. (Orig.) D'Argilly, July 2, 1521. 66.
29. Sir Wm.Fitzwilliam, and Jerningham, to Card. Wolsey; concerning the negociation for a truce between the emperor and Francis I. (Orig.) July 13, 1521. 69.
30. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; Bonnivet goes to Guyenne; Q. Mary and Suffolk's affairs settled. (Orig. partly cypher.) Comere, July 28, 1521. 71.
31. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, and Jerningham, to Card. Wolsey; eight fragments of rough draughts of their letters, the dates of which can hardly be ascertained, but all probably of the months of June and July 1521. 72.
32. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; about the truce, and the French king's preparations. (Orig.) Aug. 2, 1521. 84.
33. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to the Card. Wolsey; concerning a report of the Cardinal's coming to Calais to meet the emperor. (Orig.) Aweton, Aug. 6, 1521. 86.
34. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; about the French king's levy of forces. (Orig. partly cypher.) Castel de Twyese, Aug. 24, 1521. 87.
35. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; fourteen different dipatches, mostly in cypher; some of them decyphered, their dates being as follows:
- Troyes, Aug. 30, 1521.
- Do Sept. 10.
- Do Sept. 11. decyph.
- Do Sept. 13. decyph.
- Pontfeverger, Sept. 29.
- Atenye, Oct. 4. decyph.
- Chateau perse, Oct. 7.
- Montagne, Oct. 9.
- N. D. de Lyons, Oct. 11. decyph.
- Halencourt, Oct. 17.
- And four fragments not dated. 89.
36. A note respecting some apparel in a chest. Oct. 14, 1521. 115.
37. Card. Wolsey, to Francis I; exhorting him not to proceed to battle with the emperor's troops. (Fr.) Calais, Oct. 20, 1521. 116.
38. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; about the French king's disposition, &c. St. Ellier, Oct. 21, 1521. 117.
39. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; reports his endeavours to persuade Francis to accept peace. St. Ellier, Oct. 23, 1521. 119.
40. Memorial to be given to the E. of Worcester and the Bp. of Ely, [Nicholas West.] by Card. Wolsey; being instructions for their negociations with Francis I. about England's mediation. (a rough draught in Wolsey's hand, and also a fair copy.) [20] Oct. 1521. 121.
41. The E. of Worcester, the Bp. of Ely, and sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; report their journey from Calais to court, and their first negociations there. (Orig.) Oct. 27, 1521. 125.
42. The E. of Worcester, &c. to the Lds. of Council; the French king unwilling to consent to a truce. (Orig.) Marquet, Oct. 27, 1521. 130.
43. Francis I, to Card. Wolsey; on his sending his chancellor to Calais. (Orig. all in his own hand.) Oct? 1521. 131.
44. Three rough draughts in Wolsey's hand; about his negociations at Calais. Oct. 1521. 132.
45. Conventa in consilio regis Christianissimi: being a statement of the French forces, exhibited in a council at Calais, before Card. Wolsey. ( a fragment.) Oct. 1521. [11 Aug. 1527] 135.
46. Francis I; his proclamation agreeing to the congress at Calais. (French.) Oct. [1 July] 1521. 136.
47. Articles claimed by the French king, of the emperor; chiefly in consequence of the treaty of Noyon: probably to be exhibited at the congress at Calais. [4 Oct. 1521] 138.
48. Five draughts of letters between Hen. VIII, and Card. Wolsey; probably during the Cardinal's negociations at Calais. Oct. 1521. 143.
49. The E. of Worcester, &c. to Card. Wolsey; respecting the actions of Francis I. in the Low Countries. (Orig.) Sandemoone, Nov. 1, 1521. 163.
50. The E. of Worcester, &c. to Card. Wolsey; Francis I. peremptorily refuses accepting the articles proposed by England. (Orig.) Amiens, Nov. 10, 1521. 166.
51. Henry VIII, to his ambassadors in France: probably in answer to the above letter. Nov? 1521. 168.
52. The E. of Worcester, &c. to Card. Wolsey; report their negociations at the French court for a truce. (Orig.) Amiens, Nov. 14, 1521. 170.
53. The E. of Worcester, &c. to Card. Wolsey; report their negociations for the neutrality of lady Margaret's lands. Amiens, Nov. 18, 1521. 174.
54. Francis I, to Henry VIII; credential. (Orig. Fr. all in his own hand.) 1521. 176.
55. Louise Dss. of Angouleme, [mother of Francis I] to Hen. VIII; commending Jerningham. (Orig. Fr.) 1521. 177.
56. Louise Dss. of Angouleme, to Card. Wolsey; declaring the king her son's great friendship for him. (Orig. Fr.) 1521. [Jan. 1522] 178.
57. Intelligence about the deplorable state of France: addressed to Card. Wolsey. (Fr.) 1521? [Nov. 1515] 179.
58. Francis I, to Messrs. de la Bastie [Olivier de la Vernard, Seigneur de la Bastie] and Poillot, his ambassadors in England; very solicitous for peace, and an alliance. (Fr. a copy, with rubrics.) 1521? [Jan. 1522.] 180.
59. Response au Roy tres chretien de la part de l'élu en Roy des Romains. ( 2 copies.) 1521? 185.
60. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam, to Card. Wolsey; about the election of a Pope, and Francis the first's preparations. Jan 1522? 195.
61. Sir Wm. Fitzwilliam? to Card. Wolsey; about Albany's going to Scotland; money matters, &c. (Orig. not signed, partly in cypher, but decyphered.) St. Germain, Jan 9, 1522. 197.
62. Henry VIII; his instructions to sir Tho. Cheyne, ambassador at the Court of France. (two sets, both draughts, the first in Wolsey's own hand.) [26] Jan. [and 9 May] 1522. 201.
63. Sir Tho. Cheyne, to Card. Wolsey; reports his arrival at the French court, and first audiences; the Q. delivered of Charles Ct. of Angouleme, &c. (Orig.) Roan, Jan. 26, 1522. 210.
64. The Dss. of Angouleme, to Card. Wolsey; on sir Tho. Cheyne's coming and sir Wm. Fitzwilliam's leaving, the French court. (Orig. Fr.) St. Germain, Jan. 29, 1522. 212.
65. Sir Tho. Cheyne, to Card. Wolsey; reports an audience from the Dss. of Angouleme, and great professions of friendship. (Orig.) St. Germain, Feb. 10, 1522. 213.
66. Sir Tho. Cheyne, to Card. Wolsey; reports an audience from the Dss. of Angouleme; and respecting hostile proceedings. (Orig.) St. Germain, Feb. 18, 1522. 215.
67. Sir Tho. Cheyne, to Hen. VIII; about the war in Italy. (two Origs. of the same tenor.) St. Germain, Feb. 25, 1522. 217.
68. Sir Tho. Cheyne, to Card. Wolsey; various news from Italy, &c. ships stopped coming to England. (Orig.) St. Germain, March 2, 1522. 219.
69. Charles D. de Vendome; his passport for Geo. Hay, servant to Albany, going to Middleburg. (Orig. Fr.) La Fere, March 8, 1522. 220.
70. The E. of Surrey? to Card. Wolsey; reports the burning of many castles, and other military operations in Flanders. Blangy, ........16, 1522. 221.
70. b. ........[Clerk] to Card. Wolsey; reports an audience from the king of Fr. (Orig.) Paris, April 16? 1522. [1527] 222.
71. Sir Th. Cheyne? to Card. Wolsey; reports his and Clarencieux's proceedings. (Orig.) Lyons, May 28, 1522? 224.
72. Sir Tho. Cheyne, to Card. Wolsey; reports audiences from Francis I. and the Dss. of Angouleme, &c. (Orig.) Langres, May [March] 29, 1522. 225.
73. A French sea officer, to ........ about Francis's warlike preparations. (Fr.) [12 Jan. 1523] 229.
74. A few articles of intelligence [Fitzwilliam to Wolsey] from Flanders, concerning naval preparations; addressed to Card. Wolsey. Portsmouth, April 23. [1522] 231.
75. Some officer, vindicating himself from certain charges of the duke de Vendome. (Fr.) [Oct. 1521.] 232.
76. The magistrates of Guines, to Bonnivet; representing the destruction of the roads by the English. (Fr.) [17 June 1522.] 233.

Dated: 1521 to 1st half of the 16th century; 1621 (f. 117)

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Cotton MS Caligula D VIII : Correspondence and other records (many of them originals) concerning England and France, 1521-1524, including letters…

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1621

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Condition: leaves damaged by fire in 1731

Materials: paper

Dimensions: approximately 355 × 270 mm

Foliation: fos. 307; 1 (early modern endleaf) + 306 (part 1)

Binding: British Museum 1847

Custodial History:

Previously owned by: the Cotton family, Bts, Conington, 17th century

Former Internal References:

Cotton MS Appendix XL
Cotton MS Appendix XLV, part 4

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Origin: France, England, Germany and the Low Countries; England (f. 117)

Publications:

Smith, Thomas, Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecæ Cottonianæ (Oxford, 1696): facsimile edited by C. G. C. Tite, Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library, 1696 (Cambridge, 1984)

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this manuscript was formerly classified as Cotton MS Appendix XL, and incorporates leaves also previously classified as Cotton MS Appendix XLV, part 4; it was erroneously listed as Cotton MS Caligula D VII by Smith, Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecæ Cottonianæ, p. 36; f. 117 does not belong to this volume