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ORIGINAL letters of distinguished persons addressed chiefly to John Ellis; 18 Dec. 1672-8 Dec. 1715. The writers are:-

Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath; Dublin, 30 Jan. 1696[7]. With seal. f. 59. Charles Butler, Earl of Arran; London, 20 May, 1700, 21 March, 1700[1]. With seals. ff. 117, 129. James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde; Camp at Ninove, etc., 22 Sept. 1691- 9 May, 1705. With seal. ff. 39, 43, 47, 57, 157, 186. Mary, 2nd wife of the same; Badminster, etc., 22 Aug. 1691-8 Dec. 1715. With seals. ff. 37, 71, 73,77, 161, 165, 184, 191, 193, 197, 198, 200, 202. Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory; Windsor, 18 May, 1678-2 March, 1679[80]. With seals. ff. 6, 8, 12. The same to Sir Alexander Colyear, Bart.; London, 19 Jan. 1679[80]. Fr. With seal. f. 10. Amelia, widow of the same; London, 21 April, 1683, f. 25. General David Colyear, Lord Portmore, afterwards 1st Earl of Portmore; Vigo Bay, 9 Oct. 1702, f. 155. Hon. Henry Compton, Bishop of London, to James Vernon, Secretary of State; 5 Jan. 169.8/9, and s.a., ff. 100, 195. John Covel, D.D., Master of Christ College, Cambridge; 23 Feb. 169.4/5- 10 June, 1699, ff. 51, 53, 102, 107. John Dolben, Bishop of Rochester; Bromley, 31 July, 6 Aug. 1680, ff. 16, 20. Jonathan Edwards, D.D., Principal of Jesus College, Oxford; 12 Oct., 18 Dec. 1690. With seal. ff. 33, 35. The same to the Duke of Ormonde as Chancellor of Oxford University; 15 Feb. 1691. With seal. f. 41. John Evans, Bishop of Bangor; 14 July, 1703. With seal. f. 163. John Fell, Bishop of Oxford; 13 July-12 Oct. 1680. With seal. ff. 14,18, 21. Charles Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea; Margate, Eastwell, 26, 28 Sept. 1702, ff. 149, 153. James Fitz-James, Duke of Berwick, to his cousin, Lady Catharine Davys, afterwards Viscountess Mountcashel; Quenast in Brabant, 7 Nov. 1697. With seal. f. 83. Thomas Gale, Prebend of St. Paul's, afterwards Dean of York; London, 18 Dec. 1672. With seal. f. 1. Robert Harley, Speaker of the House of Commons, afterwards 1st Earl of Oxford; London, Bramton Castle, 20 Sept., 26 Oct. 1703, ff. 167, 169. Thomas Hobbes, of Malmesbury, to the Duke of Ormonde, enclosing a mathematical problem; Chatsworth, 14 Aug. 1677, ff. 4, 5. George Hooper, Dean of Canterbury, afterwards Bishop successively of St. Asaph and of Bath and Wells; 12 Sept. 1700. With seal. f. 123. John Hough, Bishop of Oxford; 19 April, 1697-23 July, 1699. With seals. ff. 61, 63, 87, 108. Robert Huntington, Rector of Much Hallingbury near Bishops-Stortford, afterwards Bishop of Raphoe; 21 Feb. 169¾, 1 June, 1699, ff. 46, 105. Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon; 8 June, 1698. With seal. f. 89. Henry Hyde, Lord Hyde, afterwards 2nd Earl of Rochester and 4th Earl of Clarendon; 9 Sept. 1698. With seal. f. 92. Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester; London, 28 Feb. 1681, f. 27. Thomas Hyde, Regius Professor of Hebrewat Oxford; 26 Sept. 1698, f. 94. Sir Leoline Jenkins; Hammersmith, 15 Nov. 1684, f. 29. William King, Archishop of Dublin; 12 June, 1703, 25 Jan. 1706[7], with draft of answer; 27 Febr. 170.6/7, ff. 159, 188, 190. William Lloyd, Bishop successively of Coventry and Lichfield and of Worcester; 11 May, 1697,14 Aug-. 1700. With seals. ff. 65,119. Narcissus March, Archbishop of Dublin; 20 July, 1698-26 May, 1699. With seals. ff. 91, 96, 103. Captain George Mathew, of Thomastown, to his half-brother, the Duke of Ormonde; Chester, 3 March, 1687[8]. Unsigned. With seal. f. 31. Peter Mew, Bishop of Winchester; 20 March, 1697, f. 85. Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester, afterwards 1st Duke of Manchester; Leez [- March], 3, 12 July, 1702, ff. 141, 145, 147. Ralph Montagu, Earl, afterwards Duke, of Montagu, to Sir C. Hedges; 14 June, 1702, f. 143. William Moreton, Bishop of Kildare; 4 Feb. 1681[2], f. 23. Heinrich Oldenburg, Secretary to the Royal Society, to Rend François Sluse London, 29 Jan. 1673[4]. Lat. f. 3. William Penn; 19 Sept. 1698. With seal. f. 98. William Savile, 2nd Marquis of Halifax; [1697-1700], f. 121. Meinhardt Schomburg, Duke of Schomburg and Leinster; Tunbridge Wells, 14 July, 1697, f. 75. Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; Petworth, 13 Sept. 1700, 8 Jan. 170.0/1, ff. 125, 127. Edward Smith, Bishop of Down and Connor; Lisburn, 20 Aug. 1701, 6 May, 1704, ff. 134, 175. Charles Somerset, Marquis; of Worcester; Badminton, 12, 15 May, 1697. With seal. ff. 67, 69. Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland; London, 29 Oct. 1704, f. 182. William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby; Knowsley, 21 Oct. 1701, f. 136. Elizabeth, wife of the same; 23 June, 1696. With seal. f. 55. Captain, afterwards Sir, Richard Steele; Landguard Fort, 25 March-29 July, 1704, ff. 171, 173, 176, 178, 180. Nicholas Stratford, Bishop of Chester; Wigan, 15 July, 1701. With seal. f. 133. Sir Jonathan Trelawney, Bart., Bishop of Exeter; Trelawney, - Aug. 1697-13 Dec.1701. With seal. ff. 79, 131, 138. John Vesey, Achbishop of Tuam; Dublin, 4 Sept. 1697, f. 81. John Wallis, Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford; 30 Aug. 1699-26 Sept. 1702. With seal. ff. 110, 112, 114,115, 151. Nathaniel Wilson, Bisliop of Limerick; Dublin, 18 Febr. 169.2/3, f. 45. William Wotton, D.D., Prebendary of Salisbury; 5 Oct. 1699. f. 111. At f. 49 is a copy by J. Ellis of a letter from Queen Mary, wife of William III., to Bishop Burnet; Kensington, 2 April, 1694 ; and at f. 140 are political memoranda in French in the autograph of William III., circa Sept. 1697.

Paper. Quarto.

Amelia Butler, wife of Thomas, Earl of Ossory: Letter to J. Ellis: 1683.

William III of England: Papers of J. Ellis, Under-Secretary of State: 1669-1720.

includes:

f. 1 Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letter to J. Ellis: 1672.
f. 3 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to R. F Sluse and to -: 1674, 1676.
f. 3 Rend François Sluse, Mathematician: Letter to, from H. Oldenburg: 1673.: Lat.
ff. 4, 5 Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Letter to the Duke of Ormonde: 1677.
ff. 6, 8, 12 Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory: Letters to J. Ellis: 1678-1680.
f. 10 Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory: Correspondence with Sir A. Colyear: 1680.: Fr.
f. 10 Sir Alexander Colyear, Baronet: Correspondence with Lord Ossory: 1679.: Fr.
ff. 14, 18, 21 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letters to J. Ellis: 1680.
ff. 16, 20 John Dolben, Bishop of Rochester; Archbishop of York: Letters to J. Ellis: 1680.
f. 23 William Moreton, Dean of Christchurch and (1705) Bishop of Meath: Letters to J. Ellis: 1681-1705.
f. 27 Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: Letters to J. Ellis: 1684, 1701, 1703.
f. 29 Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the Admiralty Court, Ambassador at the Ninwguen Conference, and Secretary of State: Letters to J. Ellis: 1676-1679, 1684.
f. 31 George Mathew, Captain: Letter to the Duke of Ormonde: 1688.
ff. 33, 35 Jonathan Edwards, DD, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford: Letters to J. Ellis: 1690.
ff. 37-202, passim James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: Letters from him and Mary his wife to J. Ellis: 1686-1714.
f. 41 Jonathan Edwards, DD, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford: Letter to the Duke of Ormonde as Chancellor of Oxford: 1692.
f. 45 Nathaniel Wilson, Bishop of Limerick: Letters to J. Ellis: 1693, 1695.
ff. 46, 105 Robert Huntington, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin; Bishop of Raphoe 1701: Letters to J. Ellis: 1694, 1699.
ff. 51, 53, 102, 107 John Covel, alias Covell alias Colvill; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Letters to J. Ellis: 1695-1699.
ff. 55, 136 William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby: Letters from him and Elizabeth, his wife, to J. Ellis: 1696, 1701.
f. 59 Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath: Letter to J. Ellis: 1697.
ff. 61, 63, 87, 108 John Hough, Bishop of Worcester: Letters, etc., to J. Ellis: 1693, 1697-1699.
ff. 65, 119 William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph and of Lichfield and Coventry: Letters to J. Ellis: 1697, 1700.
ff. 67, 69 Charles Somerset, Marquis of Worcester: Letters to J. Ellis: 1697.
f. 75 Meinhardt Schomberg, Duke of Schomberg and Leinster: Letter to J. Ellis: 1697.
ff. 7 9, 131, 138 Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet; Bishop of Winchester: Letters to J. Ellis: 1682-1684.
f. 81 John Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam: Letter to J. Ellis: 1697.
f. 83 James Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Berwick d 1734: Letter to Lady C. Davys: 1697.
f. 83 Lady Catharine Davys, afterwards countess Mountcashel: Letter to, from the Duke of Berwick: 1697.
f. 85 Captain Peter Mews, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1672), and of Winchester (1684): Letter to J. Ellis: 1698.
f. 89 Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon: Letters to J. Ellis: 1688, 1698.
ff. 91, 96, 103 Narcissus Marsh, Lord Justice of Ireland, successively Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, and Archbishop of Cashel, Dublin, and Armagh: Letters to J. Ellis: 1698-1699.
f. 92 Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon: Letter to J. Ellis: 1698.
f. 94 Thomas Hyde, Bodley's Librarian, Regius Professor of Hebrew, and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Letters to J. Ellis: 1698.
f. 98 William Penn, Quaker: Letter to J. Ellis: 1698.
ff. 100, 195 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Letters to Jas. Vernon: 1699.
ff. 110, 112, 114, 115, 151 John Wallis, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford: Letters to J. Ellis: 1699-1702.
f. 111 William Wotton, Canon of Salisbury: Letter to J. Ellis: 1699.
ff. 117, 129 Charles Butler, Earl of Arran: Letters to J. Ellis: 1700, 1701.
f. 121 William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax: Letter to J. Ellis: circ. 1697-1700.
f. 123 George Hooper, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to J. Ellis: 1700.
ff. 125, 127 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset: Letters to J. Ellis: 1700, 1701.
f. 133 Nicholas Stratford, Bishop of Chester: Letter to J. Ellis: 1701.
ff. 134, 175 Edward Smyth, Bishop of Down and Connor: Letters to J. Ellis: 1701-1708.
f. 140 William III of England: Autograph political memoranda: circ. 1697.: Fr.
ff. 141, 145, 147 Charles Montagu, 4th Earl; aftwards Duke of Manchester, Secretary of State: Letters to J. Ellis: 1702.
f. 143 Ralph Montagu, Duke of Montagu 1705; Master of the Wardrobe: Letter to Sir C. Hedges: 1702.
ff. 149, 153 Charles Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea: Letters to J. Ellis: 1702.
f. 155 David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore: Letter to J. Ellis: 1702.
ff. 159, 188 William King, Bishop of Derry and Archbishop of Dublin: Letters to J. Ellis: 1702, 1707.
f. 163 John Evans, Bishop of Bangor and (1716) of Meath: Letters to J. Ellis: 1698, 1703.
ff. 167, 169 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Letters to J. Ellis: 1700, 1703, n.d.
ff. 171, 173, 176, 178, 180 Sir Richard Steele Captain: Letters to J. Ellis: 1704.
f. 182 Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Letter to J. Ellis: 1704.

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Brabazon, Edward, 4th Earl of Meath
Butler, Amelia, wife of Thomas, Earl of Ossory
Butler, Charles, Earl of Arran, of Add MS 28927
Butler, James, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, statesman and soldier, 1665-1745
Butler, Thomas, Earl of Ossory, of Add MS 21492
Colyear, Alexander, Baronet
Colyear, David, 1st Earl of Portmore
Compton, Henry, Bishop of London
Covel, John, traveller, botanist and college head, 1638-1722
Davys, Catharine, wife of Paul, 1st Viscount Mountcashell, d 1738
Dolben, John, Bishop of Rochester and Archbishop of York, 1625-1686
Edwards, Jonathan, DD, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
Evans, John, Bishop of Bangor and (1716) of Meath
Fell, John, clergyman and academic, 1625-1686
Finch, Charles, 4th Earl of Winchilsea, politician and privy counsellor, 1672-1712
Fitz James, James, Duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed, army officer and politician, 1670-1734
Gale, Thomas, DD; Dean of York 1697
Harley, Robert, first Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083423906
Hobbes, Thomas, philosopher, 1588-1679,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121347861
Hooper, George, Bishop of Bath and Wells
Hough, John, Bishop of Worcester
Huntington, Robert, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin; Bishop of Raphoe 1701
Hyde, Henry, 2nd Earl of Clarendon
Hyde, Laurence, 1st Earl of Rochester, 1642-1711
Hyde, Thomas, oriental scholar, 1636-1703,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/37848733
Jenkins, Leoline, Judge of the Admiralty Court, Ambassador at the Ninwguen Conference, and Secretary of State
King, William, Bishop of Derry and Archbishop of Dublin
Lloyd, William, Bishop of St Asaph and of Lichfield and Coventry
Marsh, Narcissus, Lord Justice of Ireland, successively Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, and Archbishop of Cashel, Dublin, and Armagh
Mathew, George, Captain
Mews, Peter, Captain; Bishop of Bath and Wells (1672), and of Winchester (1684)
Montagu, Charles, 4th Earl, aftwards Duke of Manchester, Secretary of State
Montagu, Ralph, Duke of Montagu 1705, Master of the Wardrobe
Moreton, William, Dean of Christchurch and (1705) Bishop of Meath
Oldenburg, Henry, theologian, c 1615-1677
Penn, William, Quaker
Savile, William, 2nd Marquess of Halifax, landowner and politician, c 1665-1700
Schomberg, Meinhardt, Duke of Schomberg and Leinster
Seymour, Charles, 6th Duke of Somerset, English peer, 1662-1748
Sluse, Rend François, Mathematician
Smyth, Edward, Bishop of Down and Connor
Somerset, Charles, Marquis of Worcester
Spencer, Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1675-1722
Stanley, William George Richard, 9th Earl of Derby
Steele Captain, Richard
Stratford, Nicholas, Bishop of Chester
Trelawny, Jonathan, 3rd Baronet, Bishop of Winchester
Vesey, John, Archbishop of Tuam
Wallis, John, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford
William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1650-1702
Wilson, Nathaniel, Bishop of Limerick
Wotton, William, Canon of Salisbury