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Cotton MS Caligula E III
- Record Id:
- 040-001102401
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001246.0x0002fb
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Caligula E III
- Title:
- Records and correspondence concerning England and France, 1514–1540
- Scope & Content:
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Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 345.
- 1. Lewis XII, to Henry VIII; on the peace with Spain. (Orig. Fr.) Blois, 12, 1514? 2.
- 2. Card. Wolsey, to Hen. VIII; various intelligence. (Orig.) Westm. Feb. 24. 3.
- 3. Card. Wolsey, to the duke of Norfolk; instructions. (Orig.) Greenw. April 11. [1525] 4.
- 4. Four rough draughts in Card. Wolsey's hand. [July 1521] 6.
- 5. Eight original dispatches from sir Wm. Sandys; chiefly from Calais and Guines. 12.
- 6. Eleven original dispatches from sir Rd. Wingfield; from Calais, &c. 25.
- 7. Seven original dispatches from John Berners, and council, from Calais, &c. 41.
- 8. Fifteen English original letters; signed: Southampton, &c. (Fitzwilliam), T. Duresme, (Cuthb. Tunstall), J. Bathoniens. Ep. (J. Clerk), J. T. master of the Rolls, Wm. Fitzwilliam, Rd. Jerningham, J. Wallop, W. Paget. The names of the rest are effaced. 49.
- 9. Thirteen articles in English; being fragments of letters and draughts, without either names or dates. 74.
- 10. Fifteen articles in French; being fragments of letters and draughts, without either names or dates. 103.
- 11. A fragment of a treaty. (Latin.) 133.
- 12. A long memoir in French; stating the reasons why the writer (whose name does not appear) fled to Paris, and joined the duke du Maine (Qu.Mayenne? [Mayenne]) [the head of the Army of the League against Henry IV.] The leaves do not follow regularly, and there appear to be some deficiencies. 135.
- 13. An ample narrative in French, signed de Neufville; seemingly an apology for his conduct during the reign of Henry IV. of France. The succession of leaves is not regular, and there are probably some deficiencies. [The Apologie of Nicolas de Neufville Signeur de Villerri. It is printed see also Calig. E. XII. 251.] 159.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001102401 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Caligula E III : Records and correspondence concerning England and France, 1514–1540 - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[0540]/040-001102401
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Cipher
English
French
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1549
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 16th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Condition: leaves damaged by fire in 1731
Materials: paper
Dimensions: approximately 345 × 265 mm
Foliation: fos. 347; 1 (f. 1: modern endleaf) + 346 (ff. 2-347)
Binding: British Museum 1959
- Custodial History:
- Previously owned by: the Cotton family, Bts, Conington, 17th century
- Administrative Context:
- Origin: England and France
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)