Add MS 48079

MISCELLANEOUS DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL PAPERS, etc., chiefly concerning the right and title of the Kings of England; 1338-late 16th cent. Partly Latin. Copies, 17th cent.

1. f. 6. Pencil drawing for a church monument; 17th? cent.

2. ff. 8-10. Another copy of Add. 48026, art. 13.

3. ff. 11-29b. Another copy of Add. 48020, art. 1.

4. ff. 30-125. Another copy of Add. 48005, art. 2.

5. ff. 126-129. Another copy of Add. 48005, art. 5.

6. ff. 130-137b. Another copy of Add. 48005, art. 4.

7. ff. 139-143. Letter from Edward III to Pope Benedict XII concerning his claim to France; Antwerp, 16 July 1339. Latin. Foedera, ii, 1086-1087.

8. ff. 143-146b. Letter from Pope Benedict XII to Edward III concerning Edward's alliance with the Emperor; Avignon, 13 Nov. 1338. Latin. Foedera, ii, 1096-1097. Erroneously described, f. 143, as a reply to the preceding.

9. ff. 148-148b. A statement of Edward III's claim to France; 16th? cent.

Paper; ff. 428. 17th-cent. foliation, ff. 1-149. Folio. XVII cent. Vellum binding on boards, numbered '86' on spine.

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:

• f. 6 Architecture: Pencil drawing for a church monument: 17th cent(?).
• ff. 8-10 William Harborne, ambassador at Constantinople: Murad III; Sultan of Turkey: Accounts: Account of court expenses of the Sultan of Turkey by William Harborne: 1582(?): Copies, 16th-17th centt.
• ff. 11-29b Sir John Fortescue, Chief Justice of the King's Bench: `The declaracion . . . uppon certaine writinges sent out of Scotlande againste the Kinges title . . .': 1471-1473: Copies, 16th-17th centt.
• ff. 11-29b Political Tracts: Refutation by Sir John Fortescue of his own arguaments in favour of the House of Lancaster: 1471-1473: Copy, 17th cent.
• ff. 30-125 Political Tracts: Tract in support of the claim of Henry VIII to the French crown: c. 1510-1525: Copies, 16th-17th centt.
• ff. 30-125 France General: Anon. tract supporting the English claim to: c. 1510-1525: Copies, 16th-17th centt.
• ff. 30-125 Henry VIII of England: Anon. tract supporting his claim to France: c. 1510-1525: Copies, 16th-17th cent.
• ff. 126-129 Treaties: Writ for proclamation of the treaty of Troyes with English text of the treaty: 1420: Lat. and Engl: Copies, 16th-17th centt.
• ff. 130-137b Henry V of England: Paraphrase by N. Upton of the ordinances of Mantes: 1419: Lat: Copies, 15th-17th centt.
• ff. 130-137b Mantes, France: Ordinances of: 1419: Lat. and Engl: Copies, 15th-17th centt.
• ff. 130-137b Army; England: Paraphrase by N. Upton of the ordinances of Mantes: 1419: Lat: Copies, 15th-17th centt.
• ff. 130-137b Nicholas Upton, writer on heraldry: Paraphrase of Henry V's ordinances of Mantes: 1419: Lat: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 139-146b Benedict XII; Pope: Correspondence with Edward III: 1338-1339: Lat: Copies, 17th cent.
• ff. 139-146b Edward III of England: Correspondence with Pope Benedict XII: 1338-1339: Lat: Copies, 17th cent.
• ff. 148-148b France General: Statement of the claim of Edward III to the throne of: 16th cent(?).
• ff. 148-148b Edward III of England: Statement of his claim to the throne of France: 16th cent(?).