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- Record Id:
- 040-001950451
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001949954
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000392.0x0001c8
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Vol. CCCLXXXIV (ff. 235).
(1) Orders, etc., from Charles II, mostly concerning Irish troops in French service, 1656-1658; including (ff. 5-8) two copies (one signed by Charles) of a paper by Digby concerning preparations for an expedition to England. ff. 1-14b.
(2) Memorials, etc., exchanged with Don John of Austria; [1656?-1658?], n.d. French and Spanish. Copies and drafts. ff. 15-50b.
(3) Correspondence, etc., with Sir James Dillon, 1656; including (ff. 62, 79-85b) letters from Sir James Dillon to George Leyburn, 1656, and (f. 51) to Thomas, 4th Viscount Dillon, 1656; and (f. 87) a letter from George Lane, lst Viscount Lanesborough, to Thomas, 4th Viscount Dillon. Partly French. Partly copies. ff. 51-88b.
(4) Correspondence with George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough, partly as 'De La Rue'; 1656, 1657. Partly French and cipher. Partly copies. ff. 89-110b.
(5) Miscellaneous papers, mostly concerning the English court in exile, particularly negotiations with Spain, preparations for an expedition to England and royalist soldiers in French service; [ 1655?-1663?]. Partly French and Spanish. ff. 111- 173b.
(6) General correspondence; 1649-1653. French. Partly drafts and copies. ff. 174-235b.
includes:
- ff. 1-14b Charles II of England: Orders, etc., issued by: 1656-1658.: Partly Fr.: Copies and drafts.
- f. 2 Richard Grace, Colonel: Order to: 1656.
- ff. 9b-10, 35-36b Jean Gaspard Ferdinand Marchin, Comte de Graville; Spanish Commander in Netherlands: Commission to: 1657.: Copy and Fr. transl.
- ff. 15-50b, 162 John, of Austria; the younger; alias Don John alias Don Juan: Memorials, etc., exchanged with Lord Bristol: [1656?-1658?], n.d.: Fr. and Span.: Copies and drafts.
- f. 22 Arras, France: Agreement rel. to attack on: 1657.: Fr.: Draft.
- f. 22 Sir James Dillon, Royalist general: Agreement with Don John of Austria: 1657.: Fr.: Draft.
- f. 51 Sir James Dillon, Royalist general: Letter to Lord Dillon: 1656.
- ff. 51, 87 Thomas Dillon, 4th Viscount Dillon: Letters to: 1656.
- ff. 53-61b, 64-78b Sir James Dillon, Royalist general: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1656.: Partly Fr.: Partly copies.
- ff. 62, 79-85b George Leyburn, chaplain to Queen Henrietta Maria; President of English College at Douai: Letters to: 1656.
- ff.62,79-85b Sir James Dillon, Royalist general: Letters to G. Leyburn: 1656.
- f. 87 George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough: Letter to Lord Dillon: 1656.
- ff. 89-110b George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough: Correspondence, partly as 'De La Rue', with Lord Bristol: 1656-1657.: Partly French and cipher: Partly copies.
- ff.93-94b Richard Grace, Colonel: Correspondence with Lord Lanesborough: 1656.: Copies.
- f. 111 Pavia, Lombardy: Account of siege: 1655.: Fr.
- ff. 111-120b, 123 Italy: Papers rel. to French campaigns in: 1655-[1656?].: Mostly Fr.
- ff. 111-120b, 123 General Chronicles and History of, etc. Army of France: Papers rel. to campaigns in Italy: 1655-[1656?].: Mostly Fr.
- ff. 115-120b Charles de Mesnard de Toucheprés, French Maréchal de Camp: Account of challenge to Lord Bristol: 1655.: Partly Fr.
- ff. 121-122b Louis XIV of France: Agreements betw. Card. Mazarin and Cromwell: aft. 1655.: Abstract.
- ff.121-122b Jules Mazarin, d 1661 Cardinal: Agreements with 0. Cromwell: aft. 1655.: Abstract.
- ff.121-122b Oliver Cromwell of England: Agreements with Card. Mazarin: aft. 1655.: Abstract.
- ff. 123-123b Sir James Dillon, Royalist general: Memorandum rel. to: [1656?].
- ff.123-123b Richard Grace, Colonel: Memoranda rel. to: [1656?].
- ff. 125-126b Colonel Thomas Blague: Instructions to: 1657.
- ff. 125-126b James II of England: Instruction by, for reply to Charles II: 1657.: Copy.
- ff. 128-128b Colonel John Strode, MP; Governor of Dover Castle: Account of dispute betw. Lords Carlingford and Bristol: 1657.
- ff. 128-128b Theobald Taafe, 1st Earl of Carlingford: Account of dispute with Lord Bristol: 1657.
- ff. 128-128b James Livingston, 1st Earl of Newburgh: Account by, of dispute betw. Lords Carlingford and Bristol: 1657.
- f. 130 Ireland: Memorial rel. to Irish clergy: 1657.
- f. 130 Antony MacGeoghegan, Bishop successively of Meath and Clonmacnois: Memorial rel. to intrigues by: 1657.
- ff.131-151b, 154-169b Philip IV of Spain: Papers rel. to negotiation with Charles II: 1657-1658.: Fr. and Span.
- ff.133-134b Admiral Sir John Mennes: Papers rel. to his mission to Holland: 1657.: Fr.
- ff. 138-141b Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Instructions for his mission to Madrid: 1657.: Fr.
- f. 142 James II of England: Memorial rel. to his service in Spanish army: 1657.: Fr.
- f. 143 Antwerp, Netherlands: Memorial rel. to: [1657?].: Span.: Draft.
- f. 143 Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador in England: Memorial to: [1657?].: Span.
- ff. 162-162b, 164 Trade and Commerce: Proposal for sanctions against England: [1658?].
- f. 163 Netherlands. Southern Provinces: Memorial rel. to loan to Flemish towns by English Crown: [ 1658?].
- ff. 165-168b Ireland: Proposal for military expedition to: [1658?].: Partly Fr.: Partly draft.
- ff. 170-173b Sir John Trevor, Secretary of State; son of Sir John Trevor: Instructions to, as Envoy to France: [1663?].: Partly Fr.
- ff. 174, 199-205b, 221, 224 Louis Charles Gaston Nogaret de Foix, Duc de Candalle; natural son of Henri IV of France: Correspondence, etc., with Lord Bristol: 1649-1654.: Fr.: Partly drafts and copies.
- f. 176 Pierre Guillaume de La Villette, French Maréchal de Camp: Letter to Duc de Villeroy: 1650.: Fr.: Copy.
- ff. 176, 179 César de Choiscul, Comte Du Plessis; Marshal of France: Letters to: 1650.: Fr.
- ff. 178, 183, 192 César de Choiscul, Comte Du Plessis; Marshal of France: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1650-1655.: Fr.: Mostly copies and drafts.
- f. 181 François Marie Broglia, Comte de Broglia; French lieutenant-general: [Correspondence?] with Lord Bristol, etc.: 1650, [1655?]: Fr.
- f. 185 Louis Henri Joseph de Loménie, Comte de Brienne; French Secretary of State: Letter to: 1651.: Fr.
- f. 187 Jean Réverend de Bougy, French lieutenant-general: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1651-1657.: Fr.
- f. 188 Louis de Crevant, Marquis; afterwards Duc d'Humières, Marshal of France: Letter to: 1652.: Fr.
- f. 190 Morevert, Comtesse de: Letter to: 1652.: Fr.
- f. 194 Duc Louis de Arpajon, French minister: Letter to Lord Bristol: 1653.: Fr.
- ff. 197, 214 Alexandre de Prouville, Marquis de Tracy; French lieutenant-general: Correspondence with Duc de Candafie: 1653.: Fr.
- ff. 197, 214 Louis Charles Gaston Nogaret de Foix, Duc de Candalle; natural son of Henri IV of France: Correspondence with Marquis de Tracy: 1653.: Fr.
- ff. 206, 212, 218, 223, 226 Alexandre de Prouville, Marquis de Tracy; French lieutenant-general: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1653.: Fr.: Partly drafts.
- ff. 208, 231 Godefroy d' Estrades, Comte d'Estrades; French diplomatist and soldier: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1653-1662.: Fr.: Partly drafts.
- f. 210 Guillaume de Montboisier-Beaufort, Marquis de Canillac; French lieutenant-general: Letters to Lord Bristol: 1653-1655.: Fr.: Partly signed.
- f. 216 Carpatry, [French officer?]: Letter to Lord Bristol: 1653.: Fr.
- f. 227 Charles de Machault, French minister and Intendant des Armées: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1653-1654.: Fr.: Partly copies.
- f. 229 Ardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont, Bishop of Rodez; afterwards Archbishop of Paris: Correspondence with Lord Bristol: 1653-1654.: Fr.: Partly copy.
- f. 233 General Chronicles and History of, etc. Army of France: Proposals for winter quarters: 1653.: Fr.
- f. 234 Caus, [French officer?]: Letter to Lord Bristol: 1653.: Fr.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-001949954
033-001950444
036-001950449
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Add MS 61484 : Vol. CCCLXXXIV (ff. 235). (1) Orders, etc., from Charles II, mostly concerning Irish troops in French service, 1656-1658; including… - Hierarchy:
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English
French
Spanish - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1649
- End Date:
- 1664
- Date Range:
- 1649-1664
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Arpajon, Duc Louis, French minister
Bennet, Henry, 1st Earl of Arlington
Blague, Thomas, royalist army officer, b 1613
Bougy, Jean Réverend, French lieutenant-general
Broglia, François Marie, Comte de Broglia, French lieutenant-general
Cardenas, Alonso, Spanish Ambassador in England
Carpatry, French officer?
Caus, French officer?
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Choiscul, César, Comte Du Plessis, Marshal of France
Crevant, Louis, Marquis, afterwards Duc d'Humières, Marshal of France
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121005431
Dillon, James, Knight, army officer and Royalist, c 1600-c 1667
Dillon, Thomas, 4th Viscount Dillon, landowner and army officer, 1615-1673
Estrades, Godefroy d', Comte d'Estrades, French diplomatist and soldier, 1607-1686
French Army, 1445-
Grace, Richard, army officer and royalist, c 1612-1691
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
John, of Austria; the younger; alias Don John alias Don Juan
La Villette, Pierre Guillaume, French Maréchal de Camp
Lane, George, 1st Viscount Lanesborough
Leyburn, George, chaplain to Queen Henrietta Maria; President of English College at Douai, 1600-1677
Livingston, James, 1st Earl of Newburgh
Loménie, Louis Henri Joseph, Comte de Brienne, French Secretary of State
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
MacGeoghegan, Antony, Bishop successively of Meath and Clonmacnois
Machault, Charles, French minister and Intendant des Armées
Marchin, Jean Gaspard Ferdinand, Comte de Graville, Spanish Commander in Netherlands
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
Mennes, John, Admiral
Montboisier-Beaufort, Guillaume, Marquis de Canillac, French lieutenant-general
Morevert, Comtesse de
Nogaret de Foix, Louis Charles Gaston, Duc de Candalle, natural son of Henri IV of France
Philip IV, of Spain, 1605-1665
Prouville, Alexandre, Marquis de Tracy, French lieutenant-general
Péréfixe de Beaumont, Ardouin, Bishop of Rodez; afterwards Archbishop of Paris
Strode, John, Colonel; MP; Governor of Dover Castle
Taafe, Theobald, 1st Earl of Carlingford
Toucheprés, Charles de Mesnard, French Maréchal de Camp
Trevor, John, Secretary of State; son of Sir John Trevor - Places:
- Antwerp, Belgium
Arras, France
Ireland, Europe
Italy, Europe
Netherlands Southern Provinces, the Netherlands
Pavia, Lombardy