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ORIGINAL, correspondence, chiefly between Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby, lst Duke of Leeds, and officers of state and other officialpersons in England; 1661-1700. Among the writers are:-

[Henry Ferne, D.D., Dean of Ely, afterwards Bishop of Chester], f. 1. [Sir] George Savile [Bart., afterwards Marquess of Halifax], f. 5. [George Villiers, 2nd Duke of] Buckingham, ff 9-19, 46. The Mayor and Corporation of York; with seals, ff. 36-41. Edward Seymour [afterwards 4th Bart.], ff. 43, 341. [Roger Boyle, lst Earl of] Orrery, ff. 48-58. [Thomas Clifford, ist Lord] Clifford [of Chudleigh, Lord High Treasurer], ff. 59, 73. [Sir] C[harles] Harbord [knt., Surveyor-General of the Land Revenue], f. 69. [Sir] Stephen Fox [knt., Paymaster-Generall, ff. 71, 247. [Arthur Annesley, Earl of] Anglesey, [Henry Bennet, Earl of] Arlington, [Williitm Craven, Earl] Craven, and others, as members of the Privy Council, f. 76. [Arthur Capel. 1st Earl of] Essex [Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland], ff. 78, 90-95, 100,107. [Sir] Robert Southwell, f. 80. [Prince,] Rupert, the Earl of Anglesey, and others, as Lords of the Admiralty, ff. 83, 86. R[ichard Jones, lst Earl of] Ranelagh, f. 102. [Sir] G[odfrey] Copley [Bart.], f. 104. Roger [afterwards Sir Roger] L'Estrange, f. 109. Fabian Philipps, f. 111. [Sir] William Scroggs [knt., Lord Justice of the King's Bench], f. 114. Henry [Fairfax, 4th Lord] Fairfax, f. 124. [Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of] Sunderland [Secretary of State], ff. 128, 131, 210, 384. Thomas Raymond [Serjeant-at-Law, afterwards Justice of the Common Pleas], f. 138. [Edward Conway, lst Earl of] Conway, ff. 140, 179-282 passim. K[atharine] Fitzwa[l]ter [daughter of William Fairfax, 3rd Viscount Fairfax, and wife of Benjamin Mildmay, 1st Lord Fitzwalter], f. 150. [Edward Osborne, Viscount] Latimer [son of Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby], ff. 137, 152, 314, 316. [Sir] L[eoline] Jenkins [Secretary of State], f. 158. H[enry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of] Newcastle, ff. 162, 182. [John Granville, Ist Earl of] Bath, ff. 165, 253, 302-311. [Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of] Berkshire, f. 184. R[obert Shirley, 1st Lord, afterwards Earl] Ferrers, f. 186. [Baptist Noel], 3rd Viscount] Campden, ff. 193, 243, 267. [John Manners, 10th Earl, afterwards Duke of] Rutland, ff. 195, 241. [Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of] Ailesbury, ff. 207, 251. [Sir]J[ohn] Reresby [Bart.,ofThribergh], ff. 228, 353. [William Alington, 1st Lord] Alington, f. 230. K[atharine, Countess of] Rutland [wife of John Manners, 10th Earl], ff. 238, 285. [Tliomas Leigh, 2nd Lord] Leigh, f. 245. L[aurence] Hyde [afterwards Earl of Rochester], [Sir] J[ohn] Ernle, [Sir] Edward Dering, and others, as Commissioners of the Treasury, f. 247. [Charles West, 5th Lord del la Warr, f. 249. [George Berkeley, 1st Earl of] Berkeley, f. 259. Chief [Sir] J[ohn] Ernle [knt., Chancellor of the Exchequer], ff. 263, 265. Henry Bagshaw [D.D., Canon of Durham], f. 269. Edward Noel [afterwards Earl of Gainsborough], f. 279, 287. William [Lloyd, Bishop of] Peterborough, f. 289. William [Thomas, Bishop of] St. David's, f. 293. [Charles Granville, Viscount] Lansdowne [eldest son of John, Earl of Bath], f. 312. [Admiral] John Narbrough [afterwards Bart.], f. 347. [Lieut.-General] Janies Douglas, f. 355. William Blathwayt [Secretary at War], f. 357. James Cranstowne [? James, 4th Lord Cranstown], f. 367. [Sir] John Hanmer, f. 369. H[enry Compton, Bishop of] London, f. 373. G[uillaume], Prince d'Orange [afterwards William III.], ff. 375, 377. [Sir] Robert Wright [late Lord Chief-Justice of the King's Bench], f. 382. [Henry de Massué de Ruvigny, 1st Earl of] Gallway, f. 400.

At ff. 75, 82, 85, are engraved portraits of Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington, and Prince Rupert; and at ff. 386, 398, copies of "the Earle of Triconnells letter enviting K. Janies for Ireland, and the state of y^t county" 29 Jan. 168.8/9, and of his letter to the Queen, 12/22 Dec. 1689. Paper. Folio.

Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby; 1st Duke of Leeds: Official correspondence: 1661-1711.

includes:

f. 1 Henry Ferne, Dean of Ely, afterwards Bishop of Chester: Letter to Sir T. Osborne: 1661.
f. 3 Robert Wyvill: Letter to Sir T. Osborne: 1664.
f. 5 Sir George Savile, 4th Baronet; afterwards Marquis of Halifax: Letter to Sir T. Osborne: 1667.
ff. 9-19, 46 George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham: Letters to Sir T. Osborne: 1672.
f. 24 Edward Boscawen, MP: Letter to Sir W. Godolphin: 1669.
f. 26 Christopher Brearey, Mayor of York: Letter to Sir T. Osborne: 1669.
f. 30 Lionel Copley, of Wadworth: Letter to Sir T. Osborne: 1669.
f. 32 Thomas Bawtry, Mayor of York: Letter to Sir T. Osborne and Sir M. Robinson: 1669.
f. 34 Charles Wheler: Letter to Sir T. Osborne: 1671.
ff. 36-40 William Richardson, Mayor of York: Letters to Sir T. Osborne: 1671.
ff. 36-41 City of York: Letters from the City to the lst Duke of Leeds: 1671, 1673.
ff. 43, 341 Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry-Pomeroy, 4th Baronet, Speaker to the House of Commons: Letters to the Duke of Leeds: 1672, 1685.
ff. 48, 54-57 Roger Boyle, Baron Broghill; 1st Earl of Orrery: Letter to petition and cipher: 1672.
ff. 59, 73 Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh: Letters to Sir T. Osborne: 1673.
f. 63 Sir Thomas Clarges: Letter to Lord Ogle: 1673.
f. 65 Robert Benson: Letters to Lord Osborne: 1659, 1673.
f. 67 Antonio Isaacson: Letter to the Commissioners of Customs: 1673.
f. 69 Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor-General: Letter to Lord Latimer: 1673.
f. 75 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Portrait, and fac-similes of his handwriting: 1648, n.d.
f. 76 William Craven, Earl of Craven: Letter to Lord Latimer: 1673.
f. 76 Sir Robert Carr, Baronet; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Letter to Lord Latimer: 1673.
ff. 76, 83 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Letters to the Lord Treasurer: 1673, 1674.
ff. 76, 83 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey: Letters to the Lord Treasurer: 1673, 1674.
ff. 76, 86 Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet; Governor of Jersey: Letter to Lord Latimer: 1673, 1674.
f. 80 Sir Robert Southwell, successively Clerk of the Privy Council, Envoy to Spain and Portugal, and Secretary for Ireland: Letter to Lord Latimer: 1673.
ff. 82, 85 Rupert, Prince; Count Palatine of the Rhine: Engraved portrait, etc.: 18th cent.
ff. 83, 86 Rupert, Prince; Count Palatine of the Rhine: Letters to Lord Danby: 1674.
f. 86 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Letter to the Lord Treasurer: 1674.
f. 96 Roger Bathorne: Letter to: n.d.
f. 98 Yorke Hoorner, Mayor of York: Letter to the Duke of Leeds: 1676.
f. 102 Richard Jones, 3rd Viscount (1669) and 1st Earl (1674) of Ranelagh: Letter to Lord Danby: 1677.
f. 104 Sir Godfrey Copley, 1st Baronet; of Sprotborough: Letter to Lord Danby: 1677.
f. 109 Sir Roger L'Estrange: Letter to S. Watson: 1677.
f. 111 Fabian Philipps: Letter to S. Watson: 1677.
f. 114 Sir William Scroggs, Chief Justice of the King's Bench: Letter to Lord Danby: 1678.
ff. 116, 390 Peter Pett, [Navy Commissioner?]: Letters to Lord Latimer: 1677-1688.
f. 118 Sir John Trevor, MP: Letter on the intentions of the Commons in answer to & royal message: 1677.
f. 124 Henry Fairfax, 4th Baron Fairfax: Letter to Lord Danby: 1678.
ff. 128, 210 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence with Lord Danby: 1678-1680.
f. 133 Robert Brent, of Lark Stoke: Letters to Lord Danby: 1679, 1688.
ff. 135, 142, 144, 146, 148, 168, 199 John Hebdon: Letters and petition to Lord Danby: 1679, 1680.
ff. 137, 152, 314, 316, 328, 336 Edward Osborne, Viscount Latimer: Correspondence with his father, the Duke of Leeds: 1678-1688.
f. 138 Sir Thomas Raymond, judge: Letter to the Duke of Leeds: 1678.
ff. 140, 179-282, passim Edward Conway, 3rd Earl of Conway: Correspondence with Lord Danby: 1680, 1681.
f. 150 Katharine Mildmay, wife of Benjamin, Lord Fitzwalter: Letter to E. Christian: 1679.
f. 158 Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the Admiralty Court, Ambassador at the Ninwguen Conference, and Secretary of State: Letter to: 1680.
ff. 162, 182 Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle; 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Letters to the Duke of Leeds: 1680.
ff. 165, 253, 302-310 John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath: Letters to Lord Danby and others: 1684.
ff. 175, 201 Sir Palmes Fairborne, Lieutenant-Governor of Tangier: Letters to Lord Danby: 1680.
f. 177 Nicholas Johnson: Receipt of salary for Lord Danby: 1680.
f. 184 Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire: Letter to Lord Danby: 1680.
f. 186 Robert Shirley, Baron; afterwards Earl Ferrers: Letter to Lord Danby: 1680.
ff. 193, 243, 267 Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden 1643: Letters to Lord Danby: 1680, 1681.
ff. 195, 241 John Manners, Lord Roos, afterwards Duke of Rutland: Letters to the Duke of Leeds: 1680, 1681.
ff. 207, 251 Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury: Letters to Lord Danby: 1681.
ff. 228, 353 Sir John Reresby, Baronet: Letters to Lord Danby: 1688.
f. 230 William Alington, Baron Alington; Constable of the Tower: Letter to Lord Danby: 1681.
ff. 238, 285 Katharine Manners, wife of John, 10th Earl, afterwards.Duke of Rutland: Letters to the Duke of Leeds: 1681.
f. 245 Thomas Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh: Letter to Lord Danby: 1681.
f. 247 Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: Letters to Lord Danby: 1677, 1684.
f. 247 Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Letters to the 1st Duke of Leeds: 1681, 1702.
f. 247 Sir Stephen Fox, Paymaster-General: Letters to Lord Darby: 1675, 1681.
f. 247 Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet: Letter to Lord Danby: 1680.
ff. 247, 263, 265 Sir John Ernle, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Letters to Lord Danby and Lord Bath: 1681.
f. 249 Charles West, 5th Baron Delawarr: Letter to Lord Danby: 1680.
f. 255 John Cooke, Under-Secretary of State: Letters to Lord Danby: 1677, 1681.
f. 259 George Berkeley, 14th Baron and (1679) 1st Earl of Berkeley: Letter to Lord Danby: 1681.
f. 261 Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General: Letter to Lord Danby: 1681.
f. 269 Henry Bagshaw, Canon of Durham: Letter to Lord Danby: 1681.
ff. 279, 287 Edward Noel, afterwards Earl of Gainsborough: Letters to Lord Danby: 1681.
f. 289 William Lloyd, Bishop successively of Llandaff, Peterborough (1679) and (1685) Norwich: Letters to Lord Danby: 1682.
f. 291 Sir Francis Wheler, Admiral, Govenor of Deal Castle: Letter to-,: 1682.
f. 293 William Thomas, Bishop of St David's 1677, of Worcester 1683: Letter to Lord Danby: 1682.
f. 297 James Brisbane: Letter to Adm. Herbert: 1682.
f. 300 Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet: Extract from his diary: 1684.
f. 312 Charles Granville, Viscount Lansdown; 2nd Earl of Bath 1701: Letter to -: 1685.
f. 320 Charles Howard: Letter to Lord Latimer: n.d.
f. 326 Robert Brant: Letter to Lord Latimer: n.d.
f. 337 Nicholas Bayly: Letter to Lord Latymer: ante 1674.
f. 339 John Rusbie, Mayor of Pontefract: Letter to Lord Latimer: 1673.
f. 347 Admiral Sir John Narbrough, Navy Commissioner: Letter to the Duke of Albemarle: 1688.
f. 349 J- E-: Letter to Lord Danby: 1688.
f. 351 Thomas Jackson: Letter to Mr. Smyth: 1688.
f. 355 James Douglas, General: Letter to the Duke of Leeds: 1688.
f. 357 William Blathwayt, Secretary at War: Order for the return of troops from Salisbury to London: 1688.
f. 363 Cyril Cornwall: Letter to his father: 1688.
f. 367 James Cranstoun, 4th Baron Cranstoun: Letter to the Marquis of Douglas: 1688.
f. 369 Sir John Hanmer: Letter to Lord Danby: 1688.
f. 373 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Letter to Lord Danby: 1688.
ff. 375, 377 William Henry (William III), Princes of Orange: Letters to Lord Danby: 1688.
f. 382 Sir Robert Wright, Chief Justice of the King's Bench: Letter to Lord Danby: 1689.
f. 384 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Letter to a friend: 1689.: Printed.
f. 386 Richard Talbot, Earl and titular Duke of Tyrconnel: Letters to James II.: 1688, 1689.: Orig. and Copy.
ff. 386, 398 James II of England: Invitation to, from Lord Tyrconnel in Ireland: 1689.: Copy.
ff. 386, 398 Ireland: Copies of Lord Tyrconnel's letters to James II. and his Queen on the state of the country: 1689.
ff. 392, 394 Abraham Parker: Letter to Lord Carmarthen and petition to William III.: 1689.
f. 398 Richard Talbot, Earl and titular Duke of Tyrconnel: Letter to Qu. Mary of Modena: 1689.: Copy.
f. 400 Charles Montagu, afterwards Earl of Halifax, Commissioner of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer: Letters to, from Lord Galway: 1697.: Fr.
f. 400 Henry de Massue de Ruvigny, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny; Earl of Galway: Letter to Charles Montagu: 1696.: Fr.
f. 406 S- Clement: Letter to W. Blathwayt: circ. 1675.

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Alington, William, 3rd Baron Alington, Constable of the Tower, bef 1641-1685
Annesley, Arthur, 1st Earl of Anglesey
Bagshaw, Henry, clergyman, c 1631-1709
Bathorne, Roger, correspondent of Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby, fl 1675
Bawtry, Thomas, merchant; Mayor of York, d 1673
Bayly, Nicholas, correspondent of Lord Latymer, fl mid 17th century
Bennet, Henry, 1st Earl of Arlington
Benson, Robert, of Add MS 21425
Berkeley, George, 14th Baron and (1679) 1st Earl of Berkeley
Blathwayt, William, Sec at War
Boscawen, Edward, MP
Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill, 1st Earl of Orrery
Brant, Robert
Brearey, Christopher, Mayor of York
Brent, Robert, of Lark Stoke
Brisbane, James
Bruce, Robert, 1st Earl of Ailesbury
Butler, James, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Carr, Robert, Baronet, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Carteret, George, 1st Baronet, Governor of Jersey, c 1610-1680
Cavendish, Henry, Earl of Ogle, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Clarges, Thomas, of Add MS 21406
Clement, S-
Clifford, Thomas, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
Compton, Henry, Bishop of London
Conway, Edward, 3rd Earl of Conway
Cooke, John, Under-Sec of State
Copley, Godfrey, 1st Baronet, of Sprotborough
Copley, Lionel, of Wadworth
Cornwall, Cyril
Cranstoun, James, 4th Baron Cranstoun
Craven, William, Earl of Craven, of Add MS 22187
Dering, Edward, 2nd Baronet, politician, 1625-1684
Douglas, James, army officer and surveyor, fl 1688-1728
Ernle, John, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Fairborne, Palmes, Knight, colonial administrator, 1644-1680
Fairfax, Henry, 4th Baron Fairfax of Cameron, member of parliament, 1631-1688
Ferne, Henry, clergyman, 1602-1662
Fox, Stephen, Paymaster-General
Godolphin, Sidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin, politician and statesman, 1645-1712
Granville, Charles, Viscount Lansdown; 2nd Earl of Bath 1701
Granville, John, 1st Earl of Bath, army officer and landowner, 1628-1701
Hanmer, John
Harbord, Charles, Surveyor-General
Hebdon, John, of Add MS 28053
Hoorner, Yorke, Mayor of York
Howard, Charles, of Add MS 28053
Howard, Thomas, 3rd Earl of Berkshire
Hyde, Laurence, 1st Earl of Rochester, 1642-1711
Isaacson, Antonio
Jackson, Thomas, of Add MS 28053
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Jenkins, Leoline, Judge of the Admiralty Court, Ambassador at the Ninwguen Conference, and Secretary of State
Johnson, Nicholas
Jones, Richard, 3rd Viscount (1669) and 1st Earl (1674) of Ranelagh
L'Estrange, Roger, of Add MS 27448
Leigh, Thomas, 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh
Lloyd, William, Bishop successively of Llandaff, Peterborough (1679) and (1685) Norwich
Manners, John, Lord Roos, afterwards Duke of Rutland
Manners, Katharine, wife of John, 10th Earl, afterwards.Duke of Rutland
Massue, Henri, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, soldier and diplomat, 1648-1720
Mildmay, Katharine, wife of Benjamin, Lord Fitzwalter
Montagu, Charles, afterwards Earl of Halifax, Commissioner of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Narbrough, John, Knight, naval officer, d 1688
Noel, Baptist, 3rd Viscount Campden 1643
Noel, Edward, afterwards Earl of Gainsborough
Northey, Edward, Attorney General
Osborne, Edward, Viscount Latimer
Osborne, Thomas, 1st Duke of Leeds, 1632-1712
Parker, Abraham, of Add MS 28053
Pett, Peter, Navy Commissioner?
Philipps, Fabian, of Add MS 28053
Raymond, Thomas, judge
Reresby, John, Baronet, of Add MS 28053
Richardson, William, Mayor of York
Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine; Duke of Cumberland, royalist army and naval officer, 1619-1682
Rusbie, John, Mayor of Pontefract
Savile, George, 4th Baronet, afterwards Marquis of Halifax
Scroggs, William, Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Seymour, Edward, of Berry-Pomeroy, 4th Baronet, Speaker to the House of Commons
Shirley, Robert, Baron, afterwards Earl Ferrers
Southwell, Robert, successively Clerk of the Privy Council, Envoy to Spain and Portugal, and Secretary for Ireland
Spencer, Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, 1641-1702
Talbot, Richard, Earl and titular Duke of Tyrconnel
Thomas, William, Bishop of St David's 1677, of Worcester 1683
Trevor, John, MP
Villiers, George, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 1628-1687
West, Charles, 5th Baron Delawarr
Wheler, Charles
Wheler, Francis, Admiral, Govenor of Deal Castle
William Henry (William III), Prince of Orange, Stadholder of Holland; King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1650-1702
Wright, Robert, Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Wyvill, Robert

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