Add MS 48009

PAPERS CONCERNING TRADE WITH THE BALTIC AND NORTHERN EUROPE, and England's relations with the Hanseatic League; 1377-1586. Partly Latin, French and German. Copies, late 16th cent.

1. ff. 8-204. Papers concerning relations between England, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and the Hanseatic League; 1377-1409. Latin and French. Partial contents list, ff. 8-10. Almost all the items are printed or listed in: Urkundenbuch, iv and v;- Hanseakten aus England 1275-1412, ed. K. Kunze, Hansische Geschichtsquellen, vi, 1891; Hanserecesse I, iv-v, 1880. Most of the documents, including all those not noticed in the above works, occur as 15th-cent. copies in Cotton MSS. Nero B.II, Nero B.IX,

ff. 31-36, and Vespasian F.I, ff. 127-130. Memoranda by Beale, f. 200.

2. ff. 206-313b. Papers relating to negotiations with the Hanse at Utrecht; 1473-1474. Latin, English and French. See the description of Add. 48006, artt. 1-18, 20, from which they were probably copied (extraneous material in 48006, ff. 264-264b, also occurs in the present MS. at ff. 64-64b).

3. ff. 314-387. Documents chiefly relating to the Hanseatic mission to England, June-Nov. 1585; 1580-1586. Partly Latin. The envoys were George Liseman and John Schultz, and the subject of the negotiation was the proposed restoration of Hanseatic privileges in England. As follows:

(a) Propositions of the Alderman of the Steelyard to the Privy Council, with the Council's reply; 6 Sept. 1584. A German text is printed in Höhlbaum, ii, App. 183, 184. See SPF 1585-1586, p. 17. Another copy is Cotton MS. Vespasian F.VIII, ff. 177-178. ff. 314-314b; (b) Decree of Emperor Rudolf II; Prague, 25 May/4 June 1584. SPF 1583-1584, no. 617. Latin translation with attested German copy. ff. 315-317b; (c) Letter from the Hanse to Elizabeth I; Lübeck, 1/11 Nov. 1584. Höhlbaum, ii, no. 2238.

ff. 320-320b; (d) Statement of the Hanseatic cause, addressed to Elizabeth I; 16 July 1585. ff. 321-328b; (e) Memoranda of request made by the Hanseatic envoys in their letter of 24 July, with replies of the English Council; 27 July 1585. For the letter of 24 July, see Höhlbaum, ii, no. 2313. ff. 329-329b; (f) Answer of the Hanseatic envoys to objections of the Privy Council; 2 Aug 1585. The Council's objections occur in the margins. SPF 1584-1585, pp. 695-698. ff. 330-334b; (g) Letters from the Hanseatic envoys to the English commissioners, 3, 15 and 20 Aug. 1585. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 198, 201 and SPF 1584-1585, p. 659. ff. 335-336b, 340-345b; (h) Statement of the Hanseatic envoys relating to decrees against English merchants; 14 Aug. 1585. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 200. ff. 337-338; (i) Correspondence of the Hanseatic envoys with the Privy Council; 24 Aug.-8 Oct. 1585. SPF 1584-1585, pp. 677, 679, 687; ibid. 1585-1586, pp. 16-20, 71-73; Höhlbaum, ii, App. 202, 203, 205, 206, 209, 213, 215. ff. 338b-339b, 348-353, 355-357b, 360b-362b; (j) Documents exhibited to the Hanseatic envoys by Beale, on the orders of the Privy Council; 27 Aug. and 11 Sept. 1585. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 204, 210. ff. 346-347b, 358-359; (k) Terms offered to the Hanse by the Merchant Adventurers; 1 Sept. 1585. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 207. f. 353b; (l) Reply of the secretary of the Steelyard to the Merchant Adventurers; 1 Sept. 1585. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 208. ff. 354-354b; (m) Opinion of the Merchant Adventurers on the trading privileges to be granted to the Hanse; 17 Sept. 1585. ff. 359b-

360; (n) Concluding part of instructions from the Hanse to their envoys; Lübeck, 5/15 Nov. 1584. SPF 1584-1585, p. 140. Complete text in German, Höhlbaum, ii, App. 191. ff. 363-363b; (o) Reply of Burghley, Hatton and Walsingham to a letter and propositions of the Hanseatic envoys; 28 Oct. 1585. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 216, 217. The draft, amended by Beale, is Add. 48115, art. 14. ff. 364-367; (p) Summary of negotiations between the Council and the Hanseatic envoys; Oct. (aft. 8) 1585. SPF 1585-1586, pp. 73-74. f. 367b; (q) Letters from Elizabeth I to: (i) Lord Burghley; Nonsuch, 21 Aug. 1585. SPF 1584-1585, pp. 669-670. ff. 368-368b; (ii) Rudolf II; Richmond, 5 Nov. 1585. Höhlbaum, ii, no. 2364. For a draft see Add. 48115, art. 15. f. 369; (iii) Frederick II, King of Denmark; Richmond, 5 Nov. 1585. SPF 1585-1586, pp. 144-145. ff. 369b-370; (iv) Stephen, King of Poland; Richmond, 5 Nov. 1585. Latin. f. 370b; (v) Lübeck, Hamburg, Bremen and Lüneburg; Richmond, 5 Nov. 1585. Partly printed in Höhlbaum, ii, App. 220. ff. 371-371b; (vi) Hamburg, relating to the residence of the Merchant Adventurers; 5 Nov. 1585. ff. 372-372b; (vii) Hamburg, relating to the Spanish trade; Richmond, 5 Nov. 1585. Printed from MSS. in Cambridge University Library and in Spain in Kouri, no. 24. f. 372b; (r) Letters from Walsingham to: (i) Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, English envoy to Denmark; 9 Nov. 1585. ff. 373-373b; (ii) Nicholas Kaas, Chancellor of Denmark; 9 Nov. 1585. SPF 1585-1586, pp. 150-151. ff. 374-374b; (iii) Dr Wilhelm Muller, Chancellor of the Count of East Friesland and Syndic of Hamburg; 10 Nov. 1585. ff. 375-375b; (s) Instructions for John Roberts, on his mission to Denmark, Hamburg and Lübeck; 10 Nov. 1585. ff. 376-376b; (t) Letter from Lübeck to Elizabeth I; Feb. 1586. SPF 1585-1586, pp. 350-351. f. 377; (u) Letter from Hamburg to Elizabeth I; 6 March 1586. SPF 1585-1586, pp. 424-425. ff. 377b-378b; (v) Discourse to the Hanseatic League by George Liseman, secretary of the Steelyard, read to the King of Poland; 12 July 1580. English translation. Printed in Talbot, iv, no. 5. ff. 379-383; (w) Discourse by George Liseman to the Hanseatic League on the granting of trading privileges in Prussia to foreign merchants; 12 July 1580. English translation. Ibid., no. 6. ff. 383b-387.

4. ff. 389-393b. Letters of Frederick II of Denmark; Kronenburg, 14 Dec. 1585. (a) To Lübeck, Hamburg, Bremen and Lüneburg. Höhlbaum, ii, no. 2374. ff. 389-391b; (b) To Hamburg. ff. 392-393b.

5. ff. 394-405. Articles prepared by the Antwerp and London Kontors for the Hanseatic Diet at Lübeck; 14 Sept. 1584. An abbreviated version is printed in Höhlbaum, ii, App. 181.

6. ff. 407-407b. Letter to Elbing from a Diet of the Wendish towns and Bremen; Lübeck, 30 June 1584. For a diary of this Diet, see Höhlbaum, ii, App. 180.

7. ff. 408-412b. Reply of Elbing to the Wendish Diet; 24 Oct. 1584. See art. 6 above. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 187.

8. ff. 414-543. Papers relating to the missions of John Herbert (second secretary to the Privy Council 1600; knt. 1602), and William Salkins, to Elbing, Poland and Prussia, concerning the Eastland Company's rights of residence at Elbing and trade in the area; 1583-1585. Mostly in Simson. As follows: (a) Powers from the Council of Elbing to the commissioners to negotiate with the English envoys; 27 Aug. 1583. Simson, no. 8964. ff. 414-415; (b) Responses of the English envoys to terms offered for the English residence at Elbing, with replies of the Elbing commissioners; 12 Aug.-7 Sept. 1583. Simson, App. 57, nos. 8953, 8956-8957, 8963, 8970, 8973-8974. For the terms under discussion, see Simson, App. 55. ff. 415b-429; (c) Agreements between the English envoys and the Elbing commissioners; c. 7 Sept. 1583. See Simson 8975. ff. 429b, 430-431; (d) Articles agreed between the English envoys and the Elbing commissioners, c. 7 Sept. 1583. Printed from Cotton MS. Galba D.XIII, ff. 42-45b, in Talbot, xvii, no. 143. Another copy is Add. 48010, art. 10(g). ff. 431b-437; (e) Letter from Herbert to John Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland; Elbing, 9 Feb. 1584. Simson, no. 9013. ff. 437b-438; (f) Letter from Stanislaus Karnkowski, Archbishop of Gnesne, to Stephen, King of Poland; Leovice, 18 Jan. 1584. Simson, no. 9005. ff. 438b-439; (g) Letter from the King of Poland to the dignitiaries and officials of Prussia; Grodno, 9 Feb. 1584. Simson, no. 9016. f. 439; (h) Letters relating to Herbert's mission to Poland; Aug.-Oct 1584: (i) From Walsingham to Herbert; Richmond, c. 8 July o.s. 1584. f. 439b; (ii) Elizabeth I to the King of Poland; 8/18 July 1584. Simson, no. 9117. ff. 440b-441; (iii) Elizabeth I to Elbing; 8/18 July 1584. Simson, no. 9116. ff. 440b-441; (iv) Walsingham to John Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland; 8/18 July 1584. Simson, no. 9118. ff. 441b-442; (i) Report by envoys of Danzig on their negotiations with England, presented to the Polish commissioners at Lewartów; 31 Aug. 1584. Simson, no. 9177. ff. 442-450b; (j) Certified extracts from records of the City of Danzig, 1424-1438, n.d.; 8 Aug. n.s. 1584. ff. 451-455; (k) Letter from Herbert to Albert Baranowski, Bishop of Przemysl, secretary to the King of Poland; 11 Sept. 1584. Talbot, iv, no. 33. SPF 1584-1585, p. 58. ff. 455b-456; (l) Summary by Herbert of his meeting with the Polish commissioners at Lewartów; 31 Aug.-1 Sept. n.s. 1584. Printed from Cotton MS. Galba D.XIII, ff. 73-75b, in Talbot, xvii, no. 148. ff. 456b-461b; (m) Letters from Stanislaus Karnkowski, Archbishop of Gnesne: (i) to the King of Poland; Leovice, 11 Sept. n.s. 1584. SPF 1584-1585, p. 60. Talbot, iv, no. 35. Dated 9 Sept. in the present MS. ff. 462-462b; (ii) to Albert Baranowski and to John Jaranowski, Polish Master of Requests; 11 Sept. 1584. SPF 1584-1585, p. 60. Talbot, iv, no. 36. f. 463; (n) Letter from Nicholas Firley, castellan of Rave, to Johann Sprengel, Burggraf of Elbing; 26 Nov. 1584. Simson, no. 9238. ff. 463b-464; (o) Two sets of articles produced at the conference at Lewartów; 1 Sept. n.s. 1584. Simson, nos. 9178, 9179. See also Höhlbaum, App. 176. ff. 464b-469, 469b-474; (p) Demands of Elizabeth I to the King of Poland at the Diet of Warsaw; Feb. 1585. Simson, no. 9316. ff. 475-477; (q) Letters from Herbert; Warsaw, 31 Jan. 1585: (i) to Nicholas Firley. Simson, no. 9297. f. 477b; (ii) to the King of Poland. Simson, no. 9298. f. 478; (iii) to a Polish dignitiary. Simson, no. 9299. ff. 478b-479; (r) Letter from Herbert to a Polish dignitary; Warsaw, 23 Feb. 1585. Simson, no. 9312, where the item is dated 24 Feb. ff. 479b-480; (s) Letter from Francis Vesselini, Chamberlain of Poland, to Herbert; 25 Feb. 1585. Simson, no. 9313. f. 480b; (t) Letter from the King of Poland to Elizabeth I; Warsaw, 4/14 March 1585. Simson, no. 9320. See also Höhlbaum, nos. 2276, 2277. For another copy see below, art. 8(pp). ff. 481-481b; (u) Letter from Herbert to the King of Poland; Warsaw, 6 March n.s. 1585. Talbot, iv, no. 43. SPF 1584-1585, p. 303. ff. 482-482b; (v) Orders of the King of Poland for English merchants to trade freely at Elbing; 7 March 1585. Simson, no. 9325. f. 483; (w) Discourse and opinion of the Polish commissioners relating to the negotiations with the English at Lewartów; 31 Aug.-1 Sept. n.s. 1584. ff. 483b-492b; (x) Letter from the Polish commissioners at Lewartów to the King of Poland; 1 Sept. n.s. 1584. f. 493; (y) Letter from an unidentified person to the King of Poland; Senyssino, 20 Feb. 1584. Simson, no. 9311. ff. 493b-496; (z) Considerations of the Poles relating to the demands of English merchants; [1584-1585?]. ff. 496b-501; (aa) Instructions from the King of Poland to Peter Kostka, Bishop of Culm; bef. 22 April 1585. Passed to Herbert by Johann Sprengel on 22 April. ff. 501b-503b; (bb) Letters from Elizabeth I relating to Herbert's mission to Poland; Greenwich, 16/26 Jan. 1585. To: (i) the King of Poland. Simson, no. 9289. Talbot, xvii, no. 75. Another copy is Cotton MS. Nero B.II, f. 164. ff. 504-504b; (ii) the Polish senate. Simson, no. 9291. See also Cotton MS. Galba D.XIII, f. 78. ff. 504b-505; (iii) the Proconsuls of Elbing. Simson, no. 9292. ff. 505b-506; (iv) to George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach and administrator of Prussia. Simson, no. 9290. See Galba D.XIII, f. 79. ff. 506-506b; (cc) Letters relating to Herbert's mission to Poland; Jan.-Feb. 1585: (i) the English Privy Council to the Polish Commissioners; 28 Jan./7 Feb. Simson, no. 9304. ff. 506b-507; (ii) John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Stanislaus Karnkowski, Archbishop of Gnesne; Lambeth, 18/28 Jan. ff. 507b-508; (iii) Sir

Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor, to John Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland; 16/26 Jan. Simson, no. 9293. ff. 508-508b; (iv) Burghley to John Dulsky, Treasurer of Poland; 16/26 Jan. ff. 508b-509; (v) Lord Howard of Effingham, to Francis Vesselini, Chamberlain of Poland; 16/26 Jan. Simson, no. 9294. ff. 509-509b; (vi) Walsingham to Albert Baranowski, secretary to the King of Poland; 16/26 Jan. Simson, no. 9295. ff. 509b-510b; (dd) Letter from the Eastland Company in London to their merchants at Elbing; 27 Jan./6 Feb. 1585. Simson, App. 63. ff. 510b-511; (ee) Letter from the King of Poland to Elbing; Warsaw, 5 March 1585. Simson, no. 9322. f. 511b; (ff) Certified copy prepared by the City of Elbing for Herbert of a letter, dated 30 March 1585, from Elbing to the King of Poland; 13 April 1585. See Simson, no. 9355. ff. 512-514; (gg) Agreement between Elbing, the Eastland Company and Herbert; 9 April 1585. Simson, no. 9338. ff. 514-515; (hh) Speech of Herbert to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach; Königsberg, 14 April 1585. Simson, no. 9339. ff. 515-516b; (ii) Letter from the Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach to Elizabeth I; Königsberg; 6/16 April 1585. Simson, no. 9340. Another copy is art. 8(tt) below. ff. 517-518; (jj) Abstracts of letters from the Eastland Company to their merchants at Elbing; 24 Oct. 1584, 11 July 1585. ff. 518b-519; (kk) Letter from Nicholas Firley, castellan of Rave, to Elbing; Lewartów, 26 April 1585. Simson, no. 9346. ff. 518b-519; (ll) Letter from Nicholas Firley to Johann Sprengel, Burggraf of Elbing; Lewartów, 26 April 1585. Simson, no. 9347. ff. 521-521b; (mm) Letter from Herbert to Peter Kostka, Bishop of Culm; Elbing, 8 May 1585. Simson, no. 9356. ff. 522-522b; (nn) Declaration by Herbert and Salkins that Elbing merchants in England shall enjoy the privileges agreed for English merchants at Elbing; Elbing, 11 May 1585. SPF 1584-1585, pp. 452-453. Simson, no. 9359. ff. 523-523b; (oo) Articles agreed between the English envoys and Elbing; 3 May 1585. Simson, App. 64. ff. 524-527b; (pp) Letter from the King of Poland to Elizabeth I; Warsaw, 4/14 March 1585. Carried by Herbert. See above art. 8(t). ff. 534-534b; (qq) Letter from Elbing to Elizabeth I; 8 May 1585. Carried by Herbert. ff. 535-536b; (rr) Letter from Herbert to the King of Poland; 6 March n.s. 1585. Talbot, xvii, no. 43. SPF 1584-1585, p. 303. f. 537; (ss) Letters from Herbert; Elbing, 28 April 1585. To: (i) the King of Poland. ff. 537b-538b; (ii) John Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland. ff. 539-539b; (iii) Francis Vesselini, Chamberlain of Poland. f. 540; (iv) Albert Baranowski, secretary to the King of Poland. f. 540b; (tt) Another copy of art. 8(ii) above. ff. 541-541b; (uu) Letter from Elbing to Elizabeth I; 9 Oct. 1585. ff. 542-543.

9. ff. 546-548b. Grants of privilege to the Merchant Adventurers by Edzard II, Count of East Friesland, together with his mother Anna, and younger brothers, Christopher and John; Aurich, 20 and 22 Feb. 1564. English translations. SPF 1564-1565, no. 187.

10. ff. 550-553. Reasons why the Merchant Adventurers obtained privileges at Hamburg and Emden, with proof that routes to Germany and Italy from Emden are as good as those from Hamburg, and an explanation why halting the Hamburg trade will not cause English trade to suffer generally; 1578? SPD 1547-1580, p. 614.

11. ff. 554-555b. Reasons why the Merchant Adventurers have established marts in Holland and Zeeland, followed (f. 555) by their reasons for wishing to continue trading at Middelburg and Emden, with a petition that other English merchants be prohibited from trading between the Ems and the Skaw; 1584? SPD 1581-1590, p. 220.

Paper: ff. 586. 16th-cent. pagination, 1-1130, ff. 2-575b. Folio. Late XVI cent. Gatherings numbered 1-48 from f. 8. Vellum binding with leather ties, titled and numbered '9' on the spine. Traces of label on front cover.

Elizabeth I of England: Papers of R. Beale, Clerk of the Council: 16th cent.

Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Correspondence and papers.

includes:

• ff. 8-204 Trade and Commerce: Papers concerning relations between England, the Hanseatic League and the Teutonic Order: 1377-1409: Lat. and Fr: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 8-204 Hanseatic League: Papers conc. negotiations with England: 1377-1409: Lat. and Fr: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 8-204 passim Orders Military. Teutonic Order: Papers conc. negotiations between England and the Grand Master: 1377-1409: Lat. and Fr: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 135b-138 Merchants Marks: Dorpat: 1406: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 139, 182-194 Merchants Marks: Riga: 1406, 1408: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 206-313b Trade and Commerce: Papers conc. the conference of Utrecht: 1473-1474: Lat., Engl. and Fr: Copies, 15th-16th centt.
• ff. 206-313b Hanseatic League: Papers conc. the conference of Utrecht: 1473-1474: Lat., Engl. and Fr: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 206-313b Utrecht, the Netherlands: Papers conc. the conference at: 1473-1474: Lat., Engl. and Fr: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 314-314b Hanseatic League: Propositions of the alderman of the Steelyard to the Privy Council, with the Council's reply: 1584: Copy.
• ff. 314-314b England; Privy Council: Propositions to, of the Alderman of the Steelyard, with responses: 1584: Two copies.
• ff. 314-387 passim Hanseatic League: Documents conc. negotiations with England: 1580-1586: Copies.
• ff. 315-315b, 316-317b Rudolf II; Emperor of Germany: Decree: 1584: Lat. transl. and Germ: Copies.
• ff. 320-320b Hanseatic League: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 320-320b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from the Hanseatic League: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 321-328b Elizabeth I of England: Statement of the Hanseatic cause, addressed to,: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 321-367b passim John Schultz, Hanseatic envoy to England: Papers conc. his mission to England: 1585: Copies.
• ff. 321-367b passim George Liseman, Secretary of the Steelyard: Papers conc. his mission to England: 1585: Copies.
• ff. 329-367b passim England; Privy Council: Correspondence, etc., negotiations with the Hanseatic League: 1585: Partly Lat: Copies.
• ff. 335-336b, 340-343b, 344-345b John Schultz, Hanseatic envoy to England: Letters to the English Commissioners: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 335-336b, 340-343b, 344-345b George Liseman, Secretary of the Steelyard: Letters to the English Commissioners: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 338b-339b, 348-362b passim John Schultz, Hanseatic envoy to England: Correspondence with the Privy Council: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 338b-339b, 348-362b passim George Liseman, Secretary of the Steelyard: Correspondence with the Privy Council: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• f. 353b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Terms offered to the Hanse: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 353b Hanseatic League: Terms offered to, by the Merchant Adventurers: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 354-354b Hanseatic League: Response of the Steelyard to terms offered by the Merchant Adventurers: 1585: Copy.
• ff. 354-354b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Response of the Steelyard to terms offered by: 1585: Copy.
• ff. 359b-360 Company of Merchant Adventurers: Opinion on Hanseatic trading privileges in England: 1585.
• ff. 363-363b John Schultz, Hanseatic envoy to England: Instructions for: 1584: Lat: Imperf. copy.
• ff. 363-363b George Liseman, Secretary of the Steelyard: Instructions for: 1584: Lat: Imperf. copy.
• ff. 363-363b Hanseatic League: Instructions to their envoys to England: 1584: Lat: Imperf. copy.
• ff. 364-367 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Replies to envoys from the Hanseatic League: 1585: Lat: Drafts and copy.
• ff. 364-367 Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Reply to the Hanseatic envoys: 1585: Lat: Copy and draft.
• ff. 364-367 Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Replies to the envoys from the Hanseatic League: 1585: Lat: Copy and drafts.
• ff. 368-368b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1585: Copy.
• ff. 368-368b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Copy.
• f. 369 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Emperor Rudolf II, and memoranda for the same: 1585: Lat and Engl: Copy and draft.
• f. 369 Rudolf II; Emperor of Germany: Letter to, from Elizabeth I, and memoranda for the same: 1585: Lat. and Engl: Copy and draft.
• ff. 369b-370 Frederick II of Denmark: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 369b-370 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Frederick II of Denmark: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 370b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Stephen, King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 370b, 504-504b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letters to, from Elizabeth I: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 371-371b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Lübeck, Hamburg, Bremen and Lüneburg: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 371-371b City of Lübeck: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 371-371b City of Bremen: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 371-371b City of Lüneburg: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 371-371b, 372-372b, 372b City of Hamburg: Letters to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 372-372b, 372b Elizabeth I of England: Letters to Hamburg: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 373-373b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Letter to Lord Willoughby d'Eresby: 1585: Copy.
• ff. 373-373b Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby d'Eresby: Letter to, from Sir F. Walsingham: 1585.
• ff. 373-374b, 376-376b Frederick II of Denmark: Papers conc. the English mission to: 1585: Lat. and Engl: Copies.
• ff. 374-374b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Letter to N. Kaas: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 374-374b Nicolas Kaas, Chancellor of Denmark: Letter to, from Sir F. Walsingham: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 375-375b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Letter to Dr W. Muller: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 375-375b Wilhelm Muller, Chancellor to the Count of East Friesland: Letter to, from Sir F. Walsingham: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 376-376b John Roberts: Instructions to, on his mission to Denmark, Hamburg and Lübeck: 1585: Copy.
• ff. 376-376b City of Hamburg: Instructions for J. Roberts, English envoy to: 1585: Copy.
• ff. 376-376b City of Lübeck: Instructions for J. Roberts, English envoy to: 1585: Copy.
• f. 377 City of Lübeck: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1586: Lat: Copy.
• f. 377 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Lübeck: 1586: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 377b-378b City of Hamburg: Letter to Elizabeth I: 1586: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 377b-378b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Hamburg: 1586: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 379-383, 383b-387 George Liseman, Secretary of the Steelyard: Discourse to the Hanseatic League: 1580: Engl. transl.
• ff. 379-383, 383b-387 Hanseatic League: Discourses to, by G. Liseman: 1580: Engl. transl.
• ff. 389-391b Frederick II of Denmark: Letter to Lübeck, Hamburg, Bremen and Lüneburg: 1585: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 389-391b City of Bremen: Letter to, from King Frederick II of Denmark: 1585: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 389-391b City of Lübeck: Letter to, from King Frederick II of Denmark: 1585: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 389-391b City of Lüneburg: Letter to, from King Frederick II of Denmark: 1585: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 389-391b, 392-393b City of Hamburg: Letters to, from King Frederick II of Denmark: 1585.
• ff. 392-393 Frederick II of Denmark: Letter to Hamburg: 1585: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 394-405 Hanseatic League: Articles prepared by the Antwerp and London Kontors for the Diet of: 1584: Germ.
• ff. 394-405 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Articles prepared by the Hanseatic Kontor at, for the Diet of the Hanse: 1584: Germ.
• ff. 394-405 Antwerp, Netherlands: Articles prepared by the Hanseatic Kontor at, for the Diet of the Hanse: 1584: Germ.
• ff. 407-407b City of Bremen: Letter to Elbing: 1584: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 407-407b Hanseatic League: Letter to Elbing, from a Diet of Bremen and the Wendish towns of: 1584: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 407-407b City of Elbing: Letter to, from a Diet of the Wendish towns of the Hanseatic League: 1584: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 408-412b Hanseatic League: Letter to the Wendish Diet of, from Elbing: 1584.
• ff. 408-412b City of Elbing: Letter to the Wendish Diet of the Hanseatic League: 1584: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 414-543 Trade and Commerce: Papers conc. negotiations concerning the Eastland Company's residence at Elbing: 1583-1585: Lat. and Engl: Copies.
• ff. 414-543 Eastland Company: Papers conc. negotiations concerning their residence at Elbing: 1583-1585: Lat. and Engl: Copies.
• ff. 414-543 Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Papers conc. his missions to Elbing, Poland and Prussia: 1583-1585: Lat. and Engl: Copies.
• ff. 414-543 William Salkins, Deputy for the Baltic merchants at Elbing: Papers conc. his missions to Elbing, Poland and Prussia: 1583-1585: Lat. and Eng.: Copies.
• ff. 414-543 passim Stephen Báthory of Poland: Papers conc. negotiations with England: 1583-1585: Lat. and Engl: Copies.
• ff. 414-543 passim City of Elbing: Papers conc. negotiations with England: 1583-1585: Lat. and Engl: Copies.
• ff. 437b-438, 539-539b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letters to J. Zamoyski: 1584-1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 437b-438, 539-539b John Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland: Letters to, from J. Herbert: 1584-1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 438b-439 Stanislaus Karnkowski, Archbishop of Gnesne: Letter to Stephen, King of Poland: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 438b-439, 462-462b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letters to, from the Abp. of Gnesne: 1584: Lat: Copies.
• f. 439 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to the dignitiaries and officials of Prussia: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• f. 439 Prussia General: Letter to the dignitiaries and officials of, from Stephen, King of Poland: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• f. 439b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to, from Sir F. Walsingham: 1584.
• f. 439b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Letter to J. Herbert: 1584: Copy.
• ff. 440b-441 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 440b-441 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Stephen, King of Poland: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 440b-441 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Elbing: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 440b-441 City of Elbing: Letters to, from Elizabeth I: 1583, 1584: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 441b-442 John Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland: Letter to, from Sir F. Walsingham: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 441b-442 Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Letter to J. Zamoyski: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 442-450b City of Danzig: Report by envoys of, on negotiations with England: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 451-455 City of Danzig: Extracts from records of the city: 1424-1438, n.d: Lat: Copies, 1584.
• ff. 455b-456 Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to the Bp. of Przemysl: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 455b-456 Albert Baranowski, Bishop of Przemysl; Secretary to the King of Poland: Letter to, from J. Herbert: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 455b-456, 540b Albert Baranowski, Bishop of Przemysl; Secretary to the King of Poland: Letters to, from J. Herbert: 1584, 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 456b-461b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Account of meeting with Polish commissioners: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 462-462b Stanislaus Karnkowski, Archbishop of Gnesne: Letter to Stephen, King of Poland: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• f. 463 Albert Baranowski, Bishop of Przemysl; Secretary to the King of Poland: Letter to, from the Abp. of Gnesne: 1584.
• f. 463 Stanislaus Karnkowski, Archbishop of Gnesne: Letter to the Bp. of Przemysl and J. Jaranowski: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• f. 463 John Jaranowski, Polish Master of Requests: Letter to, from the Abp. of Gnesne: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 463b-464, 521-521b Nicholas Firley, Castellan of Rave: Letters to J. Sprengel: 1584, 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 463b-464, 521-521b Johann Sprengel, Burggraf of Elbing: Letters to, from N. Firley: 1584, 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 475-477 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Demands of Qu. Elizabeth to: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 475-477 Elizabeth I of England: Demands of, to Stephen, King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 477b Nicholas Firley, Castellan of Rave: Letter to, from J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 477b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to N. Firley: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 478, 482-482b, 537, 537b-538b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letters to, from J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 478, 482-482b, 537, 537b-538b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letters to Stephen, King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 478b-479, 479b-480 Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letters to Polish dignitiaries: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• f. 480b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to, from F. Vesselini: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 480b Francis Vesselini, Chamberlain of Poland: Letter to J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 481-481b, 534-534b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to Elizabeth I: 1585: Lat: Two copies.
• ff. 481-481b, 534-534b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Stephen, King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Two copies.
• f. 483 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Orders in favour of the English trade at Elbing: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 483 City of Elbing: Orders of Stephen, King of Poland in favour of the English trade at: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 493 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to, from Polish commissioners at Lewartów: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 493b-496 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 501b-503b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Instructions to the Bp. of Culm: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 501b-503b Peter Kostka, Bishop of Culm: Instructions for, from Stephen, King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 504-504b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Stephen, King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 504b-505 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to the Senate of Poland, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 504b-505 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to the Polish Senate: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 505b-506 City of Elbing: Letter to the proconsuls of, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 505b-506 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to the proconsuls of Elbing: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 506-506b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to the Elector of Brandenburg: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 506-506b Brandenburg-Anspach, Margrave of. George Frederick: Letters to, from Elizabeth I: 1577, 1585: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 506b-507 England; Privy Council: Letter to Polish commissioners: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 506b-507 Stanislaus Karnkowski, Archbishop of Gnesne: Letter to, from the Abp. of Canterbury: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 507b-508 John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to the Abp. of Gnesne: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 508-508b Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor: Letter to J. Zamoyski: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 508-508b John Zamoyski, Chancellor of Poland: Letter to, from Sir T. Bromley: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 508b-509 John Dulsky, treasurer of Poland: Letter to, from Lord Burghley: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 508b-509 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to J. Dulsky: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 509-509b Francis Vesselini, Chamberlain of Poland: Letter to, from Lord Howard: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 509-509b Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham: Letter to F. Vesselini: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 509b-510b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Letter to A. Baranowski: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 509b-510b Albert Baranowski, Bishop of Przemysl; Secretary to the King of Poland: Letter to, from Sir F. Walsingham: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 510b-511, 518b-519 Eastland Company: Letters to their merchants at Elbing: 1584, 1585: Extracts and copy.
• ff. 510b-511, 518b-519 City of Elbing: Letters of the Eastland Company to their merchants at Elbing: 1584, 1585: Extracts and copy.
• f. 511b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to Elbing: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 511b City of Elbing: Letter to, from Stephen, King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 512-514 City of Elbing: Certified copy prepared by, of a letter from the city to the King of Poland: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 514-515 Eastland Company: Agreement with Elbing and J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 514-515 City of Elbing: Agreement with the Eastland Company and J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 514-515 Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Agreement with Elbing and the Eastland Company: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 515-516b Brandenburg-Anspach, Margrave of. George Frederick: Speech to, by J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 515-516b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Speech to the Elector of Brandenburg: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 517-518, 541-541b Brandenburg-Anspach, Margrave of. George Frederick: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1585: Lat: Two copies.
• ff. 517-518, 541-541b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from the Elector of Brandenberg: 1585: Two copies.
• ff. 519b-520b Nicholas Firley, Castellan of Rave: Letter to Elbing: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 519b-520b City of Elbing: Letter to, from N. Firley: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 522-522b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to the Bp. of Culm: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 522-522b Peter Kostka, Bishop of Culm: Letter to, from J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 523-523b William Salkins, Deputy for the Baltic merchants at Elbing: Declaration by, on privileges of English and Elbing merchants: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 523-523b City of Elbing: Declaration by English envoys on the privileges of English and Elbing merchants: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 523-523b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Declaration by, on privileges of English and Elbing merchants: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 524-527b City of Elbing: Articles agreed with English envoys: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 535-536b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Elbing: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 535-536b, 542-543 City of Elbing: Letters to Elizabeth I: 1585: Lat: Copies.
• f. 540 Francis Vesselini, Chamberlain of Poland: Letter to, from J. Herbert: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 540 Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to F. Vesselini: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• f. 540b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to A. Baranowski: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 546-547 Emden, East Friesland: Grant of privileges at, to the Merchant Adventurers, by Edzard II, Count of East Friesland: 1564: Engl. transl.
• ff. 546-547, 547b-548b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Grants of privilege to, by Edzard II, Count of East Friesland: 1564: Engl. transls.
• ff. 546-547, 547b-548b Trade and Commerce: Grants of privilege to the Merchant Adventurers by the Count of East Friesland: 1564: Engl. transls.
• ff. 546-547, 547b-548b Enno VI, Counts of Friesland, East: Grants of privilege by his widow, Anna, to the Merchant Adventurers: 1564: Engl. transls.
• ff. 546-547, 547b-548b Christopher Cirksena, Count of East Friesland: Grants of privilege to the Merchant Adventurers: 1564: Engl. transl.
• ff. 546-547, 547b-548b John Cirksena, Count of East Friesland: Grants of privilege to the Merchant Adventurers: 1564: Engl. transl.
• ff. 546-547, 547b-548b Edzard II, Counts of Friesland, East: Grants of privilege to the Merchant Adventurers: 1564: Engl. transls.
• ff. 550-553 Company of Merchant Adventurers: Treatise conc. the Hamburg and Emden trade of: 1578(?).
• ff. 550-553 City of Hamburg: Treatises on the trade of the Merchant Adventurers with: 1578(?).
• ff. 550-553 Trade and Commerce: Treatise on the trade of the Merchant Adventurers with Emden and Hamburg: 1578(?).
• ff. 550-553 Emden, East Friesland: Treatises on the trade of the Merchant Adventurers with: 1578(?).
• ff. 554-554b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Reasons why they have established marts in Holland and Zeeland: 1584(?).
• ff. 554-554b Netherlands, General: Reasons why the Merchant Adventurers have established marts in Holland and Zeeland: 1584(?).
• ff. 554-555b Trade and Commerce: Treatises of the Merchant Adventurers conc. their trade with the Netherlands and Emden, with petition: 1584(?).
• ff. 555-555b Emden, East Friesland: Reasons why the Merchant Adventurers wish to continue to trade at, with petition: 1584(?).
• ff. 555-555b Middelburg, Zeeland: Reasons why the Merchant Adventurers wish to continue to trade at, with petition: 1584(?).
• ff. 555-555b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Reasons for wishing to continue trade at Middelburg and Emden, with petition: 1585(?).