Add MS 72439

TRUMBULL PAPERS. Vol. CXCVIII (ff. 179). G. R. Weckherlin: Personal papers and correspondence, partly relating to his official duties, together with some family letters, etc.; 1615-1651. Several of the letters and other items relate to literary matters. Partly drafts and copies. Partly Latin, French and German. As follows:

1. ff. 1-8. Papers relating to his function as licenser of the press; 1627-1632. Viz.:

a. f. 1. Edward, 1st Viscount Conway: Warrant on behalf of Charles I to the Stationers' Company appointing Weckherlin licenser for corantos, etc.; 25 Feb. 1626/7. Copy, in hand of Weckherlin. From Misc. XXXV.

b. f. 2. Edward, 1st Viscount Conway: Letter to the Stationers' Company complaining of their continuing to publish material without reference to Weckherlin; 5 Sept. 1627. Copy, with date and docket in hand of Weckherlin. Formerly Misc. XVIII/82.

c. f. 4. Charles I: Letter to the Stationers' Company re-iterating Conway's warnings against publication of unlicensed tracts; 5 Feb. 1628/9. Copy, in hand of Weckherlin. Formerly Misc. XVIII/104.

d. f. 5. G. R. Weckherlin: Transfer to the Stationers' Company, for one hundred pounds, the reversion of the licence to print books of the English Stock for 31 years, formerly granted to him by Charles I; 4 Mar. 1630/1. Partly autograph. Witnessed and signed by Felix Kingston. From D/ED Misc.

e. f. 6. Charles I: Letter to the Stationers' Company reminding them that all publications relating to affairs of state must be licensed by Weckherlin; 30 Jan. 1630/1. Copy. Formerly Misc. XIX/16.

f. f. 8. G. R. Weckherlin: Reasons for refusing a licence for the publication of Sir Robert Filmer's Patriarcha, etc.; 8 Feb. 1631/2. Formerly Misc. XLII/35.

2. ff. 9-27. Papers relating to his official posts, 1631-1651. All items but (g) and (h) are from D/ED Misc. Viz.:

a. f. 9. G. R. Weckherlin: Oath taken before Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester, as interpreter for the German tongue; 4 July 1631. Fair copy, with autograph superscription.

b. f. 10. G. R. Weckherlin: Petition to Charles I for posts in the Prince's household to be granted to his son Ralph, then aged 15, and daughter Elizabeth; circa 1633-1635. Autograph.

c. f. 11. G. R. Weckherlin: Petition to the Commissioners of the Revenue for payment of arrears; n.d., circa 1639-1642. Autograph copy, with on verso petition of Ralph Weckherlin, daily waiter to Charles I.

d. ff. 12-16. House of Commons: Two copies of a Commons order and warrant, 19, 23 Sept. 1643, for payment to Weckherlin of various sums, and of an order of 31 Jan. 1645/6 consequent upon his petition (see c, above). Partly autograph.

e. f. 16. Committee for Foreign Affairs: Order to Weckherlin and Walter Frost to certify whence Réné Augier had his commission, credentials and instructions for France; 11 June 1646. Signed.

f. ff. 18, 19. Thomas, Lord Grey of Groby: Orders to Weckherlin to bring before the Committee of Both Kingdoms all official papers relating to his work as secretary; 2, 4 Nov. 1647. Signed, with the first docketed (f. 18v) 'Intred'.

g. f. 20. Council of State: Letter addressed to Weckherlin at Easthamstead Park, requiring that all the papers in his hands be surrendered to John Milton; 4 Feb. 1649/50. Signed by John Bradshaw. With red wax seal en placard. Formerly Misc XXII/15.

h. ff. 22, 23. Thomas Falconbridge: Certificate that no money has been paid to Weckherlin from his annuity of £50 payable at Michaelmas 1639, with note (f. 23) of fees of his offices; 22 May 1650. Copies. Formerly Misc. XXII/67.

i. ff. 24-26v. G. R. Weckherlin: Petition to the Commons for the payment of arrears due to him, with, on verso, two drafts of a covering letter to John Bradshaw, President of the Council of State, 23 Mar. 1650/51. Autograph copy and drafts. Also included is a statement (f. 26) of his services from 1636.

3. ff. 28-87. Personal correspondence of Weckherlin, 1625-1652, n.d. The writers are:

a. ff. 28-32. Jacopo Domingo: Three letters, dated partly from Canterbury; 3 Sept., 26 Sept. and 3 Nov. 1625. Latin. Formerly Misc. XVII/86, 89, 96.

b. ff. 33-37. Ludvig Camerarius: Three letters, from the Hague; 31 Oct./10 Nov. 1624, 30 Feb. 1628/9, 11 Nov. 1640. Partly scribal copies, signed. Latin. For further letters of Camerarius see Add. 72430. Formerly Misc. XVII/216, XXXVIII/22, and XX/15.

c. f. 38. Joachim Camerarius; London, 14/24 Apr. 1625. Latin. With red wax signet. Formerly Misc. XVII/36.

d. f. 39. – Tourval: 'A Monsieur Rodolphe Weckerling A Canterbury', mentioning his wife and children; n.d., circa 1619-1625. French. With red wax signet. Formerly Misc. XX/74.

e. f. 40. Sir Simonds D'Ewes; Stowe Hall, 29 May 1637. Formerly Misc. XIX/118.

f. ff. 42-54. Johannes de Laet: Eight letters; Lyons, 19 Apr. 1638-1 Jan. 1640. Latin. With red wax signets. Formerly Misc. XX/16, 18, 21, 26, 34, 37, 57 and XXI/139.

g. ff. 55-57. Martin Opitz: Two letters, the first incorporating a draft reply; 8 June-4 Oct. 1638. Latin. Formerly Misc. XX/6, 11.

h. f. 58. Johan Kueffer, with some verses on the poems of – Funcke; Leyden, 27 Sept. 1638. German. Formerly Misc. XX/17.

i. f. 60. L. C?. Hoffstetter; Strasburg, 14/24 Oct. 1638. German. Formerly Misc. XX/14.

k. f. 62. Francesco [–]; 'Charron house', 6/16 Oct. 1638. Italian. Formerly Misc. XX/13.

l. f. 64. Michel le Blon; Amsterdam, 1/11 June 1639 [?1637]. French. Formerly Misc. XX/23.

m. ff. 66, 68. – Loigny: Two letters, with literary news; Paris, 10 Feb., 16 March 1640. French. Formerly Misc. III/83, 114. Red wax signets with remains of blue silk ties.

n. f. 70. Hermann Mylius, congratulating Weckherlin on the publication of Georg Rudolph Weckherlins Gaistliche und Weltliche Gedichte (Amsterdam, 1641); Oldenburg, 18 April 1641. Latin. Red wax signet. Formerly Misc. XX/64.

o. f. 72. Christian Rave to Johann Graeve at Gresham College; London, 31 Dec. 1641. Latin. On the verso are drafts of two letters in English, and one or more in Latin, partly incorporating Arabic phrases. With red wax signet. Formerly Add. 42/19.

p. f. 73. Sir William Boswell; Hague, 29 Dec. 1642. Formerly Misc. XX/81. With draft of sentence by Weckherlin.

q. ff. 74-76. Sir Matthew Lister: Three letters; 10, 31 Aug. 1646 and n.d. The two first bear red wax armorial seals. Formerly Misc. XX/8, XXII/97 and Add. 42/49.

r. ff. 77, 79. Sir Thomas Herbert: Two letters seeking the loan of books and manuscripts of James I from the Royal Library for the use of Charles I; Holmby, 2, 12 Apr. 1647. One with armorial seal and other with signet of red wax. Formerly Misc. XVIII/109 and XXI/173.

s. f. 81. Sir Arthur Aston; Dunham [Massey], 20 Sept. 1647. With black wax armorial seal. Formerly Misc. XXI/178.

t. f. 83. John Dury; London, 10/20 Sept. 1651. French. Formerly Misc. XX/16.

u. f. 85. [?Baron] Hausman; Breda, 3/13 June 1652. German. With armorial wafer seal. Formerly Misc. XXII/19.

v. f. 87. G. R. Weckherlin: Draft of letter to –, rel. to the restoration of the Elector Palatine and mentioning as a potential supporter Sir William Waller, whom Weckherlin has known since Waller's early years; n.d., after 1622. Formerly Misc. XX/56.

4. ff. 88-128. Family letters, 1615-1651, n.d. Viz.:

a. ff. 88-104. G. R. Weckherlin: Ten letters to his wife Elizabeth, née Raworth; 12 Dec. 1615-5 July 1646. Several of the letters are signed with Weckherlin's adopted nom-de-plume 'Filodor'. Included is a verse-letter (f. 90) written from Newmarket, 1 March 1627/8. The letters of 12 Dec. 1615 and 19/29 Dec. 1618 (ff. 88, 89) are printed by Forster, op. cit. (1944), pp. 34 and 45. Formerly Misc. XLIX/1, 3, 17, 49, 90-94 and D/ED/C36.

b. ff. 105-111. Elizabeth, first wife of William Trumbull the younger: Four letters to her mother Elizabeth Weckherlin; 13 Oct. 1638, 16 Dec. 1643, and n.d. One letter is in the hand of the younger Trumbull. Formerly Misc. LVI.

c. f. 112. Robert Raworth: Letter to his brother Francis, with parliamentary news; Westminster, 17 Apr. 1628. With red wax signet. Formerly Misc. XVIII/110.

d. f. 114. Thomas Raworth: Letter to his brother-in-law G. R. Weckherlin; Barton, 1 June 1635. Formerly Misc. XIX/62.

e. f. 116. Ursula Elisabeth Weckherlin to G. R. Weckherlin; Strasburg, 14 Oct. 1639. German. Formerly Misc. XX/12.

e. ff. 118-120v. William Trumbull the younger: Two letters to his father-in-law G. R. Weckherlin, each enclosing one to his wife Elizabeth; York, 16 Oct. 1645, and Northallerton, 14 May 1646. Formerly Misc. XLIX/109, 115.

f. ff. 122-128. Ralph Weckherlin: Five letters to his father G. R. Weckherlin; Orleans and Covent Garden, 16 Dec. 1645-14 May 1651, n.d. Mostly French. Formerly Misc. XLIX/110, 132, 144, 145, 164.

5. ff. 129-140. Family papers, partly in verse; 1588-1624. Viz.:

a. ff. 129-132. Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor: Copies of two documents, in English translations by G. R. Weckherlin, viz: (i) Warrant requiring all rights and privileges of the Holy Roman Empire to be extended to members of the family of Weckherlin; 1 Dec. 1588. f. 129; and (ii) Letters patent confirming armorial bearings to the family of Weckherlin; with notarial authentication of Johan Jacob Sparr, Advocate of the Court of Württemberg, 4 June 1647; 5 Dec. 1588. f. 131. The first document (i) is partly illuminated. Formerly Misc. XLII/20 and D/ED Misc.

b. f. 133. Sir William Waller: Receipt for £15 from John Price for the use of Ludovick Weckherlin, Minister of [? Blochingen and ? father of Weckherlin]; 28 Feb. 1620[?/]. Formerly Misc. XLIX/5.

c. ff. 134-148. Elizabeth, daughter of William Trumbull (d. 1624): Elegies composed on her by the following: (i) G. R. Weckherlin: Two signed elegies in Latin elegiacs and in German, with a chronogram in Latin. Autograph calligraphic manuscript, with ornamental borders. f. 134; (ii) G. R. Weckherlin: Two signed elegies and two epitaphs, in English and French. Autograph calligraphic manuscript, with ornamental borders. f. 136; (iii) Robert Raworth: Elegy, in English, with Latin elegiac distich and marginal 'Anagram', on black-edged leaf. f. 138; (iv) Henry Heyman: Elegy, in Latin elegiacs, with two epitaphs, in English and Latin. f.139. From D/ED/C36 and Add. 15.

6. ff. 141-148. Miscellaneous verse mostly by or in the hand of Weckherlin; circa 1623-1644, n.d. Viz.:

a. f. 141. 'Sonetto Sopra la guerra presente d'Italia'; n.d., circa 1628-1630. Italian. From Misc. XLVIII.

b. f. 143. G. R. Weckherlin: Letter, in French, expressing a desire for the publication of his poems in Holland (see above 3 (n)), and incorporating a complimentary sonnet, in German, to the addressee; Westminster, 27 Sept./8 Oct. 1639. Autograph fair copy. A signed fair copy, with revisions, of the sonnet occurs on the verso. The name of the adressee has been changed from Johann Ernst, 'Herzog In Sachern', to Field Marshal Peter Melander. Text, with facsimile, included in Forster, op. cit. (1944), pp. 133, 134, and pl. facing p. 129. Formerly Misc. XLIX/79.

c. f. 144. Pope Urban VIII: Verses headed 'Pro adversitatibus arcendis. Hymnus ad Deum', in Latin glyconic stanzas; n.d. Copy, circa 1623-1644. From Add. 2.

d. f. 146. Paraphrase of the 'Te Deum' in Latin elegiacs; n.d. From Add. 17?

e. f. 148. Sir Henry Wotton: English verses 'On the sudden restraint of a favourite', beg. 'Dazzled with the height of place', accompanied by two translations, in Latin Sapphic and Alcaic stanzas; n.d. From Add. 17-18.

7. ff. 149-171. Literary papers in prose, mostly composed by or copied in the hands of Weckherlin or his son Ralph; circa 1609-1641, n.d. Viz.:

a. ff. 149-152. G. R. Wechherlin: Drafts, in French, for a masque ('ballet') of the virtues and vices, as proposed to Queen Henrietta Maria; circa 1625-1641. Two fair copies, with revisions. From Add. 17.

b. ff. 153-156. Theodore de Mayerne: 'De morbillis Photiam infestantibus', in Latin; circa August 1628. A copy of this piece, which relates to the attack of smallpox suffered by the Countess of Carlisle in Aug. 1628, survives in Mayerne's letter-book (Add. MS 20921, ff. 16v, 17). The present text is accompanied by two English translations (ff. 159, 161), the first in the hand of Ralph Weckherlin, incorporating revisions by his father, along with a third (f. 162) in French. Formerly Misc. XLVIII/2-4, 17.

c. ff. 157-163v. Ralph Weckherlin: Translation into English of an account of attempts made by Henri IV of France on Charlotte Margaret, wife of Henri (II) de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, circa May 1609-Feb. 1610; n.d., before 13 Feb. 1636/7. Autograph fair copy, with revisions. Imperfect. For authorship and terminal date see the entry in Weckherlin's diary (Add. 72433, f. 4v). The French source was evidently the same as that used for the differing versions found in MSS Sloane 841 (cf. ff. 16-28v passim), Harley 6759, 3638, ff. 1-49, and 4888, ff. 23-65. From D/ED Misc.

d. f. 164. Humorous epitaph, in Latin, for 'Godofredus Bullula non Bullionaeus', who died aged 13 in 1630. Copy, in hand of Weckherlin. Formerly Misc. XLVIII/15.

e. ff. 165-171. Five drafts, in Latin, of the memorial inscription on the monument to Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester (d. 15 Feb. 1631/2), in Westminster Abbey; circa 1630-1632. The monument was stipulated in Carleton's will of Aug. 1630, and the earliest of these versions carries revisions in his own hand. For the final text see H. Keepe, Monumenta Westmonasteriensia (1682), pp. 318-320. Formerly Misc. XLVIII/10-13, 18.

f. f. 172. Ode, in French, to Cardinal Richlieu by an unidentified 'Menuisier de Nevers', with docket 'Pour M. Weckherlin'; circa 1631-1642.

8. ff. 174-179. Miscellaneous items of uncertain origin, numbered in ink respectively 47 and 52; after 1641, and 1646. Viz.:

a. ff. 174. Theodore Godefroy: 'Memoire pour Angleterre'; n.d., after 1641. French. Questions concerning English political history, docketed (f. 175v) 'Quaeres of Mr de Godefroy'. From Add. 15.

b. f. 176. Johann Rodolphe Stuckius: Letter to an unidentified correspondent in England on religious matters; Zurich, 15 July 1646. Latin. Formerly Misc. XXI/62.

Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Miscellaneous official, personal and family papers: 1615-1651: Partly Lat., Fr. and Germ.: Partly copies.

includes:

• ff. 1-3 Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway; Secretary of State 1623: London; City Companies. Stationers' Company: Letter and warrant, etc., to the Stationers' Company from Edward Conway: 1627, 1629: Copies.
• ff. 1-8 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Papers as licenser of the press: 1627-1632: Partly copies.
• ff. 4, 6 Charles I of England: London; City Companies. Stationers' Company: Letters to the Stationers' Company from Charles I: 1629, 1632: Copies.
• f. 8 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Sir Robert Filmer, political writer: Reasons for refusing a licence to Sir R. Filmer's Patriarcha of Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1632.
• f. 9 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: German Language: Oath as interpreter for the German Tongue of Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1631: Copy, partly autograph.
• ff. 9-27 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Papers rel. to his official posts: 1631-1651: Partly autograph copies.
• f. 10 Charles I of England: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Ralph Weckherlin, son of G R Weckherlin: Petition for posts in the Prince's household to Charles from Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, on behalf of Ralph Weckherlin: circa 1633-1635: Autograph fair copy.
• f. 11 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Petition to the Commissioners of the Revenue: circa 1639-1642: Autograph fair copy.
• f. 11v Charles I of England: Ralph Weckherlin, son of G R Weckherlin: Petition, as daily waiter to Charles I, to Charles from Ralph Weckherlin: circa 1639-1642: Autograph copy.
• ff. 12-16 England; Parliament: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Order and warrant for payment of various sums to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin of England, Parliament: 1643: Copies.
• f. 16 Gualter Frost, Treasurer to Council of State: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: René Augier, British Resident in Paris: England; Sovereigns of, and transactions in particular reigns. Charles I. Committee for Foreign Affairs: Order to certify R. Augier's authority as agent to France to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin to Gualter Frost from Committee for Foreign Affairs: 1646: Signed.
• f. 18 Thomas Grey, Baron Grey of Groby: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Order to bring before the Committee of Both Kingdoms all his official papers as secretary to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Thomas Grey: 1647: Signed.
• f. 20 John Bradshawe, President of Council of State: John Milton, poet: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: England; Sovereigns of, and transactions in particular reigns. Commonwealth. Council of State: Order requiring all official papers to be surrendered to J. Milton to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Council of State from John Bradshawe: 1650: Signed.
• f. 22 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Thomas Falconbridge, Receiver General: Certificate that no money has been paid from his annuity , of Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1650: Copy.
• ff. 24-26 England; Parliament: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Petition, etc., to England, Parliament from Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1651: Autograph draft and fair copy.
• f. 25v John Bradshawe, President of Council of State: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Letter to John Bradshawe from Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1651: Drafts.
• ff. 28-32 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Jacopo Domingo: Three letters to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Jacopo Domingo: 1625: Lat.
• ff. 28-87 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Personal correspondence: 1625-1652, n.d.: Mostly Lat., Fr. and Germ.: Partly drafts.
• ff. 33-38 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Joachim Camerarius, the fourth, son of Ludvig Camerarius: Four letters to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin of Camerarius (Joachim: 1624-1640: Lat.: Mostly autograph.
• f. 39 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Tourval: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from — Tourval: circa 1619-1625: Fr.
• f. 40 Sir Simonds D'Ewes, antiquary; d.1650: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Sir Simonds D'Ewes: 1637.
• ff. 42-54 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Johannes de Laet: Eight letters to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Johannes de Laet: 1638-1640: Lat.
• ff. 55-57 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Martin Opitz, German poet: Correspondence between Martin Opitz and Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1638: Lat.: Partly draft.
• f. 58 Poetry GERMAN: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Johann Kueffer: Letter, with verses, to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Johann Kueffer: 1638: Germ.
• f. 60 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: L. C. Hofstetter, of Strasburg: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from L. C. Hofstetter: 1638: Germ.
• f. 64 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Michel le Blon: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Michel le Blon: 1639: Fr.
• ff. 66, 68 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Loigny, at Paris: Two letters to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from — Loigny: 1640: Fr.
• f. 70 Poetry GERMAN: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Hermann Mylius: Letter of congratulation on the publication of his poems to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Hermann Mylius: 1641: Lat.
• f 72 Christian Rave: John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford: Correspondence and John Greaves between Christian Rave: 1641: Engl. and Lat.: Partly drafts.
• f. 73 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Sir William Boswell, diplomatist: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Sir William Boswell: 1642.
• ff. 74-76 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Sir Matthew Lister, MD: Letters to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Sir Matthew Lister: 1646, n.d.
• ff. 77, 79 Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet; antiquary: Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet: Charles I of England: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Two letters seeking the loan of Cotton MSS, etc., for Charles I to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Sir Thomas Herbert: 1647.
• f. 81 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Sir Arthur Aston: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Sir Arthur Aston: 1647.
• f. 85 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Hausman: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from — Hausman: 1652: Germ.
• ff. 88-105 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Elizabeth Weckherlin, neé Raworth, wife of G R Weckherlin: Ten letters to Elizabeth Weckherlin from Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1615-1646.
• ff. 88-128 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Correspondence with members of his family: 1615-1651., n.d.: Partly Fr. and Germ.
• ff. 106-1132 Elizabeth Weckherlin, neé Raworth, wife of G R Weckherlin: Elizabeth Trumbull, neé Weckherlin, 1st wife of W Trumbull the younger: Four letters to Elizabeth Weckherlin from Elizabeth Trumbull: 1638, 1643, n.d.
• f. 113 Robert Raworth, of Dover: Francis Raworth, brother of R Raworth: Letter to Francis Raworth from Robert Raworth: 1628.
• f. 115 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Thomas Raworth, brother-in-law of G R Weckherlin: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Thomas Raworth: 1635.
• f. 117 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Ursula Elizabeth Weckherlin, of Strasburg: Letter to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Ursula Elizabeth Weckherlin: 1639: Germ.
• ff. 119, 121 William Trumbull, the younger; father of Sir W Trumbull: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Two letters to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from William Trumbull: 1645, 1646.
• ff. 120, 121v William Trumbull, the younger; father of Sir W Trumbull: Elizabeth Trumbull, neé Weckherlin, 1st wife of W Trumbull the younger: Two letters to Elizabeth Trumbull from William Trumbull: 1645, 1646.
• ff. 123-129 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Ralph Weckherlin, son of G R Weckherlin: Five letters to Georg Rudolph Weckherlin from Ralph Weckherlin: 1645-1651.
• ff. 130-133 Rudolph II; Emperor of Germany: Weckherlin family: Warrant and letters patent, 1588 to Weckherlin, family from Rudolph: 1647: Copies.
• ff. 130-141 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Family papers, with some verse: 1588-1624: Partly Lat. and Fr.: Partly autograph and copies.
• f. 134 Sir William Waller, Parliamentary General: John Price: Ludovic Weckherlin, of Plochingen; father of G R Weckherlin: Receipt for £15 to John Price from Sir William Waller, for the use of Ludovic Weckherlin: 1620: Signed.
• ff. 135-138 Poetry LATIN: Poetry ENGLISH: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Elizabeth Trumbull, d 1624 daughter of W Trumbull the diplomatist: Chronograms: Elegies, epitaphs and chronogram on Elizabeth Trumbull of Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: 1624: Engl., Lat., Fr. and Germ.
• f. 139 Poetry LATIN: Poetry ENGLISH: Elizabeth Trumbull, d 1624 daughter of W Trumbull the diplomatist: Robert Raworth, of Dover: Anagrams: Elegy, distich and anagram on Elizabeth Trumbull of Robert Raworth: 1624: Engl. and Lat.
• f. 140 Poetry LATIN: Sir Henry Heyman, 1st Baronet: Poetry ENGLISH: Elizabeth Trumbull, d 1624 daughter of W Trumbull the diplomatist: Elegy and two epitaphs on Elizabeth Trumbull of Sir Henry Heyman: 1624: Engl. and Lat.
• f. 142 Poetry ITALIAN: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Sonnet on the present war in Italy possibly by Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: circa 1628-1630: Ital.
• ff. 142-149 Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Miscellaneous verse partly by and in his hand: circa 1623-1644, n.d.: Mostly Lat., Fr., Ital. and Germ.: Partly autograph fair copy.
• f. 144v Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Johann Ernst, Herzog in Sachern: Peter Melander, German Field-Marshal: Complimentary sonnet addressed to Johann Ernst formerly addressed to Peter Melander: 1639: Germ.: Autograph fair copy, with revisions.
• ff. 145, 145v Urban VIII; Pope: `Hymnus ad Deum', with paraphrase in elegiacs: early 17th cent.: Lat.: Copy.
• ff. 149, 149v Sir Henry Wotton, diplomatist and poet: Poem `Dazzled with the height of place', with translations into Latin Sapphics and Alcaics: circa early 17th cent.: Partly Lat.: Copy.
• ff. 150-153 Drama FRENCH: Drama ENGLISH: Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I of England: Masque, or ballet, of the virtues and vices submitted to Henrietta Maria by Georg Rudolph Weckherlin: circa 1625-1641: Fr.: Fair copies, with revisions.
• ff. 150-174 passim Georg Rudolph Weckherlin, under-secretary of state in England: Ralph Weckherlin, son of G R Weckherlin: Literary papers in prose, partly by and in his hand: circa 1609-1641, n.d.: Partly Lat. and Fr.: Partly drafts and copies.
• ff. 154-159 Ralph Weckherlin, son of G R Weckherlin: Theodore Turquet de Mayerne, Baron; MD: Lucy Hay, 2nd wife of James, 1st Earl of Carisle: Copy, with translations into English by R. Weckherlin, of `De morbilis Photiam infestantibus' by Theodore Turquet de Mayerne rel. to Lucy Hay: circa 1628-1642: Partly Lat.: Copies.
• f. 161 Henry IV of France: Ralph Weckherlin, son of G R Weckherlin: Charlotte Margaret Bourbon, wife of Henri, 2nd Prince de Condé: Translation of a French account of attempts made by Henry IV against the Princesse de Condé, 1609-1610: circa 1637.
• ff. 166-172 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: London; Westminster. Abbey of St Peter: Memorial inscription to Dudley, Viscount Carleton, in Westminster Abbey: circa 1630-1632: Lat.: Drafts, partly autograph.
• f. 173 Poetry FRENCH: Armand Jean De Plessis, Duc de Richelieu; Cardinal: Nevers; France: Ode by a `Menuisier de Nevers' to Armand Jean De Plessis: circa 1631-1642: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 175 Théodore Godefroy, French historian: Questions headed `Memoire pour Angleterre': circa 1641-1652: Fr.
• f. 178 Religion: Johann Rudolph Stuck, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Letter rel. to religious affairs of Johann Rudolph Stuck: 1646: Lat.