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Cotton MS Vitellius C XVI

Record Id:

040-001103031

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001101582

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000253

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ISAD(G)

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Cotton MS Vitellius C XVI

Title:

Collections relating to royal and noble marriages

Scope & Content:

Codex chartaceus, in folio, incendio laesus, foliis constans 538. cujus contenta seriatim describere haud operae pretium duximus. Haec autem eminent.

1. A discourse concerning marriages and divorces, in 4 chapters; wherein the question about the legality of marriage after divorcement for adultery, is fully stated. 1.
2. Notes, draughts, reperatories, and various other fragments relating to treaties of marriage, chiefly of sovereigns and princes. 73. 128. 146.
3. Miscellaneous papers relating to the case of Robert Earl of Essex, and Frances Howard, daughter of the E. of Suffolk; with various rough draughts and notes concerning divorces, not perhaps relating immediately to this case: ubi de dissolutione matrimonii ratione impotentiae fuse agitur. 77-127.
4. Tractatus matrimonialis inter Mariam Angliae reginam, et Philippum. 1553. 134. 309.
5. Tractatus matrimonialis inter Carolum I. (tunc temp. Walliae principem) et Cristinam filiam Hen. IV. Galliae regis. 140. 403.
6. A fragment of an original letter of Lewis XII. K. of Fr. to Mons. de Wintonne (Card. Wolsey?) French. [Aug. 1514.] 145.
7. Tractatus matrimonialis inter Hen. VII. regem, et Margaritam ducissam Sabaudiae. 130. b. 168.
8. Tractatus matrimonialis inter Marian filiam Henrici VII. et Carolum Hispan. regem. 131. b. 233. 246.
9. Tractatus matrimonialis inter Henricum VIII. et Annam Clivensem: with several other papers relating to that marriage. 237. 249. 264. 275.
10. Tractatus matrimonialis inter comitem Palatinum, et Mariam filiam R. Henrici VIII. 287.
11. Tractatus matrimonialis inter principem Edwardum, et Mariam reginam Scotiae. 238.
[f. 294. Princess Elizabeth and the Duc. d'Anjoulême 4 March 1535.]
12. Tractatus matrimonialis inter Ludovicum delphinum, et eandem reginam Scotiae. 302.
13. A discussion of the question of the degree of consanguinity that precludes marriage. (Lat. a draught, consisting of several parts.) 206.
14. Lady Elizabeth's answer to sir Thomas Pope, sent by Q. Mary, to know how her grace liked the motion of marriage made by the K. of Sweden's messenger. Ao 1558. 333.
15. Inquisition of what is next to be done in the matter of the request of Archd. Charles. 1567. 339.
16. Divers papers, relating to the intended marriage between Q. Elizabeth, and the D. of Anjou. 345. 351. 357. 380, &c.
17. Forme de la celebration du marriage de la reine d'Angleterre avec M. le duc d'Anjou, et les pouvoirs et commissions sur le fait, Ao 1581; said to have been among the Q. of Scots papers: also some other articles relating to the same marriage. 366.
18. Tracts on marriages, some in Italian; among others, one between Hen. prince of Wales, and the infanta of Savoy. 383.
19. Considerations on the match proposed between Elizabeth, daughter of James I. and the prince of Piedmont. 394. 534.
20. Articles of the treaty of marriage between Frederick count Palatine, and Elizabeth daughter of James I. 356.
21. Considerations about the necessity of Q. Elizabeth's marrying. 342.
22. Various papers, on the marriage of Edward Seymor E. of Hertford, with lady Catherine Grey. 1560. 412. 458. 516. 522.
23. Part of a discourse of sir Walter Raleigh, touching the marriage of prince Henry, with the eldest daughter of the D. of Savoy; and the marriage of the lady Elizabeth, with the prince of Piedmont. N. B. The first part of this discourse is in Vitel. C. XVII. 7. [see Sloane, 690 Addl 423/.2] 528.
24. A rough draught of a proposition for a treaty of marriage between Charles Pr. of Wales, and the second daughter of the K. of Spain. 1615. 532.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Cotton Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001101582
040-001103031

Is part of:

Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts

Cotton MS Vitellius C XVI : Collections relating to royal and noble marriages

Hierarchy:

032-001101582[0843]/040-001103031

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1500

End Date:

1649

Date Range:

1st half 16th century-1st half 17th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Condition: leaves damaged by fire in 1731

Materials: paper and parchment

Dimensions: approximately 315 × 265 mm

Foliation: fos. 545; 1 (f. 1: early modern endleaf) + 544 (ff. 2–545)

Binding: British Museum 1958, bound in two volumes (part I ff. 1–302; part II ff. 303–545)

Custodial History:

Previously owned by: (?)Sir Daniel Dun alias Donne (d. 1617); the Cotton family, Bts, Conington, 17th century

Administrative Context:

Origin: England

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)