Add MS 48036

DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS; 1508-1536. Latin, English, French and German. Partly drafts and copies. Contents list, f. i.

1. ff. 2-9b, 22-26. Instructions to Charles Somerset, Lord Chamberlain and 1st Earl of Worcester, and John Yonge, Master of the Rolls, as commissioners to treat with the citizens of Tournai; 1515. Drafts. For other material relative to Tournai see Add. MSS. 48002, art. 12 and 48003, art. 9.

2. ff. 11-16. Addresses by the citizens of Bruges and St Omer to Margaret of Austria and Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy, Governor of the Netherlands; 1512. French. Copies.

3. ff. 17-18b. Account of peace negotiations with the French; [1514-1515?]. Latin. Imperfect draft.

4. ff. 27-30b. Instructions to the Seneschal de Morlaix as envoy of Anne of Brittany, wife of Louis XII of France; 1508. Latin. Draft. This mission is noted by Bernard Andreas, Memorials of King Henry the Seventh, ed. J. Gairdner, RS, 1858, p. 110.

5. ff. 35*-203b. Correspondence and papers of Edmund Bonner, Bishop of Hereford 1538 and of London 1539, and of Richard Cavendish as envoys to Denmark, Sweden and the Hanse towns; July 1535-March 1536, n.d. Partly Latin. Partly drafts and contemporary copies. Bound into the volume at ff. 134-135 is unrelated material concerning a proclamation, late 16th cent. As follows: (a) Correspondence, etc., of the envoys, including letters to Henry VIII, correspondence with Thomas Cromwell and with Edward Fox, Bishop of Hereford; July 1535-March 1536, n.d. Some Latin. Chiefly drafts and contemporary copies, frequently in the autograph of Bonner, eg. ff. 49-85 passim. Some of the material is possibly in the autograph of Cavendish, see ff. 38, 41-47 passim, 98-101, 108-108b (see also f. 183). Most of the items are dated from Hamburg, where the envoys arrived on 21 Sept. 1535 (f. 40). The heading 'A letter to ye Queene' in a 17th-cent. hand (f. 37) is an error. ff. 35*-130; (b) Correspondence, etc., mainly between Otto von Pack al. Adam Pacaeus (also referred to as 'Dr Adams'), agent of the Duke of Saxony and the Landgrave of Hesse, and Bonner; July 1535-March 1536, n.d. Chiefly Latin. Some drafts and contemporary copies, partly in Bonner's autograph. The material includes: (i) Letter from Bernard a Mela, envoy of the Duke of Saxony to Bonner; 25 Sept. 1535.

f. 137; (ii) Narrative by Pack and Mela of a mission to Lübeck; 20 Aug.-26 Sept. 1535. Draft, in the autographs of Pack and Mela. ff. 144-154; (iii) Memorandum concerning Denmark; [1535-1536?]. ff. 163-169b; (iv) Instructions for Pack from Bonner, Cavendish and Mela; 1536. Draft, in Pack's autograph. ff. 193-202; (v) Letter to Bonner from Johann Hugo Aepinus, theologian; 12 March 1536. f. 203. ff. 132-203b.

6. ff. 204-226b. Memoranda, chiefly diplomatic, of an English agent in Denmark; 1553. Latin and German. Included is a report of negotiations, etc., 12 July-3 Nov. 1553 (ff. 208b-214). For the date, see the reference to the death of Edward VI (f. 210). Miscellaneous memoranda occurs, including a comparison of the value of English and Danish coins (f. 226b). Bears contemporary foliation 1-30, with omissions and alterations.

Paper; ff. ii + 227 (+ 35*-35***, 110*, 132*-132***, 136*, 137*, 160*-160***, 170*-170***, 175*-175**, 187 (a)-(d), 189*-189**, 202*-202**). 17th-cent. foliation. Folio. XVI cent. Contents list (f. i) and some headings (ff. 2, 37) in a 17th-cent. hand, see also Add. MSS. 48080 (spine), 48082. f. 1. Bound in a vellum bifolium from a Sarum antiphoner printed at Paris, 1519, 1520; for other MSS. similarly bound, see the Introduction. Coloured label, letter 'O', on back cover, f. ii. Numbered '40' on spine.

Printed Matter: Leaves from a Paris antiphoner used as binding: 1520.

Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London: Papers rel. to his diplomatic mission to Lübeck: 1535-1536.

Liturgies LATIN: Leaves from a printed antiphoner used as covers: 1520.

Bindings ENGLISH: Vellum leaves from printed antiphoner (1519-1520) used as cover: mid. 17th cent.

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

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

includes:

• ff. 2-9b, 22-26 Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester; Lord Chamberlain: Instructions as commissioner to treat with citizens of Tournai: 1515: Drafts.
• ff. 2-9b, 22-26 John Yonge, Master of the Rolls: Instructions as commissioner to treat with citizens of Tournai: 1515: Drafts.
• f. 11 Bruges: Address by citizens of, to Margaret of Austria: 1512: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 11-16 Netherlands, Governors of. Margaret, of Austria: Addresses to Margaret of Austria, from citizens of Bruges and St Omer: 1512: Fr: Copies.
• ff. 13-16 St Omer, Pas-de-Calais: Address by citizens of, to Margaret of Austria: 1512: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 17-18b Louis XII of France: Account of peace negotiations with England: 1514-1515(?): Lat: Draft. Imperf.
• ff. 17-18b Henry VIII of England: Account of peace negotiations with France: 1514-1515(?): Lat: Draft. Imperf.
• ff. 27-30b Morlaix, Seneschal de: Instructions for, as envoy from Qu. Anne of France to England: 1508: Lat.
• ff. 27-30b Louis XII of France: Instructions to Seneschal de Morlaix as envoy of Anne of Brittany to England: 1508: Lat.
• ff. 35*-203b Richard Cavendish, envoy to Denmark: Correspondence and papers as envoy to Denmark, etc.,: 1535-1536: Partly Lat: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 35*-203b Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London: Correspondence and papers as envoy to Denmark, etc.,: 1535-1536: Partly Lat: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 35*-203b Hanseatic League: City of Lübeck: Henry VIII of England: City of Hamburg: Christian III of Denmark: Gustavus Vasa of Sweden: Correspondence and papers of E. Bonner and R. Cavendish as envoys to Denmark, Sweden and the Hanse towns: 1535-1536: Partly Lat: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 36-125b passim Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex: Correspondence with E. Bonner and R. Cavendish as envoys to Denmark, etc.,: 1535-1536: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 95, 110-112b, 126-130 Edward Fox, Bishop of Hereford: Letters to, from E. Bonner and R. Cavendish: 1535-1536: Drafts and copies.
• f. 110* Edward Fox, Bishop of Hereford: List of documents sent to, by E. Bonner and R. Cavendish: 1536.
• f. 116 Bernard a Mela, envoy of the Duke of Saxony: Letter, with E. Bonner and R. Cavendish, to Henry VIII: 1536: Lat: Draft.
• f. 116 Pack, (Adam): Letter to Henry VIII on his behalf: 1536: Lat: Draft.
• ff. 132-192 passim Pack, (Adam): Correspondence with E. Bonner, etc.,: 1535-1536: Lat.
• f. 137 Bernard a Mela, envoy of the Duke of Saxony: Letter to E. Bonner: 1535: Lat.
• ff. 144-154 Pack, (Adam): City of Lübeck: Bernard a Mela, envoy of the Duke of Saxony: Narrative of a mission to Lübeck by O. von Pack and by Bernard a Mela: 1535: Lat: Draft, partly autogr.
• f. 161 Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex: Letter to O. von Pack: 1535: Lat: Copy.
• f. 161 Pack, (Adam): Letter to, from T. Cromwell: 1535: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 163-169b Christian III of Denmark: Memorandum conc. Denmark: 1535-1536?: Lat.
• ff. 193-202 Bernard a Mela, envoy of the Duke of Saxony: Instructions, with E. Bonner and R. Cavendish, to O. von Pack: 1536: Lat: Draft.
• ff. 193-202 Pack, (Adam): Instructions to, from E. Bonner, etc.,: 1536: Lat: Draft.
• f. 203 Johann Hugo Aepinus, German theologian: Letter to E. Bonner: 1536: Lat.
• ff. 204-226b Edward VI of England: Christian III of Denmark: Mary I of England: Memoranda of an English agent in Denmark: 1553: Lat. and Germ.
• f. 226b Coinage: Comparison of value of English and Danish coins: c. 1553: Lat.