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- Transactions between Scotland and England, 1532-1541
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Official correspondence and state papers relating to transactions between England and Scotland between March 1532 and December 1541. Volume 1 of the Hamilton Papers (Add MSS 32646-32657).
f. 1 Modern title page.
ff. 2r-3v Memorial credential, from King Henry VIII to Thomas Hawley, Carlisle herald. To be shown to King James V of Scotland. [7 March, 1531/2].
f. 4r-4v Draft of an additional credential, from King Henry VIII to Thomas Hawley, Carlisle herald. To be shown or not to King James V of Scotland, according to his behaviour.
ff. 5r-6v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to her brother King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 15 May 1532.
f. 7r-7v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Edinburgh, 15 May 1532.
ff. 8r-10v Letter from King James V of Scotland to his uncle, King Henry VIII. Endorsed by William Cecil. Edinburgh, 18 May 1532.
f. 11r-11v Letter from King James V of Scotland to William Dacre, 3rd Lord Dacre of Gillesland and Warden of the West Marches of England. ‘Brucht of Peblis’, 2 June [1532].
ff. 12r-13v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to William Dacre, 3rd Lord Dacre of Gillesland and Warden of the West Marches of England. [June 1532].
ff. 14r-15v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to the Wardens of the Marches of England. [June 1532].
ff. 16r-17v Letter from King James V of Scotland to Benedetto Accolti, Cardinal Archbishop of Ravenna. Stirling, April 1533. Latin.
ff. 18r-19v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Holyroodhouse Palace, 3 July [1534].
ff. 20r-21v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to her brother King Henry VIII. Holyroodhouse Palace, 4 July 1534.
f. 22r-22v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Queen Anne Boleyn. Holyroodhouse Palace, 4 July 1534.
f. 23r-23v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. Holyroodhouse Palace, 4 July 1534.
ff. 24r-25v Letter from Hugh Whitehead, Prior of Durham, and William Frankeleyn, Archdeacon of Durham, both ambassadors to Scotland, to King Henry VIII. Durham, 9 July [1534].
ff. 26r-37r Instructions from King Henry VIII to William Barlow, Prior of Bisham, and Sir Thomas Holcroft, Deputy Server Royal, both ambassadors to Scotland. [3 October 1535].
ff. 38r-39v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 28 February [1534/5].
ff. 40r-41v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 4 March 1534/5.
ff. 42r-43v Letter from King James V to King Henry VIII. Endorsed by William Cecil. Peebles, 18 May [1535].
ff. 44r-45v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 14 June 1535.
ff. 46r-47v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Methuen Castle, 23 June 1535.
f. 48r-48v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. Methuen Castle, 23 June 1535.
ff. 49r-50v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Methuen Castle, 26 July 1535.
ff. 51r-52v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Endorsed by William Cecil. Methuen Castle, 28 July 1535.
ff. 53r-54v Accounts of dress and money sent from King Henry VIII to his sister Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV. To enable her to appear at the wedding of her son, King James V of Scotland with Magdalen of France. Titled ‘The contentes of the sylke sent in to Scotland’. [April 1635-April 1636].
ff. 55r-56v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Linlithgow, 6 December [1535].
ff. 57r-58v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Stirling Castle, 31 December [1535].
ff. 59r-70v Instructions from King Henry VIII to William Howard and William Barlow, Prior of Bisham, both ambassadors to Scotland. 16 January-24 March 1535/6.
ff. 71r-72v Copy of a safe conduct from King James V of Scotland to William Howard and William Barlow, Prior of Bisham, both ambassadors to Scotland. Stirling, 11 February 1535/6. Latin.
ff. 73r-74v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. St. Andrew’s Monastery, 1 March [1535/6].
ff. 75r-76v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 8 March 1535/6.
ff. 77r-78v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. Endorsed by William Cecil. Edinburgh, 8 March 1535/6.
ff. 79r-82v Two copies of a letter from King James V of Scotland, to King Henry VIII. Stirling, 21 April, [1536].
ff. 83r-84v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Stirling, 2 May 1536.
ff. 85r-86v Letter from King Henry VIII to his sister Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV. Draft of a letter sent by Sir Adam Otterbourne. [10 June 1536].
ff. 87r-88v Letter from Queen Margaret to Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. Methuen Castle, 18 July [1536].
ff. 89r-90v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. 20 October [1536].
ff. 91r-94v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to his sister Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV. Greenwich, 27 December [1536].
f. 95r-95v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Thomas Cromwell, Lord Privy Seal. Edinburgh, 24 February 1536/7.
ff. 96r-97v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Compiègne, 24 February [1536].
ff. 98r-99v Letter from Gawan Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow and Chancellor, and William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose, to King Henry VIII. As Regents of Scotland during the absence of King James V in France. Edinburgh, 26 February [1536].
ff. 100r-101v Letter from Gawan Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow and Chancellor, to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and ‘Lieutenant of the North partis of England anent Scotland’. Glasgow, 11 April [1537].
ff. 102r-103v Account by Henry Ray, Berwick Pursuivant. Concerning his journey to Scotland to deliver a letter from Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, to the Regents of Scotland. [April 1537].
f. 104r-104v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Thomas Cromwell, Lord Privy Seal. Edinburgh, 24 April 1537.
ff. 105r-108v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Endorsed by William Cecil. 13 October [1537].
ff. 109r-110v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. 8 March [1537].
ff. 111r-112v Letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Greenwich, 25 April [1538].
ff. 113r-114v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 31 July [1538].
ff. 115r-116v Paper by Sir Thomas Wharton, Warden of the West Marches of England. Titled ‘A Refformacion for the debatteble land of England and Scotlande. Made at Tollercrike in the debatable londe’. 2 October 1538.
ff. 117r-118v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Falkland, 30 November [1538].
ff. 119r-120v Letter from certain ambassadors from Scotland to Thomas Cromwell, Lord Privy Seal. Endorsed ‘Articles for the behalf of the Kyng of Scotts’. [c. November 1538].
ff. 121r-122v Letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Westminster, March [1539].
ff. 123r-124v Declaration by Henry Ray, Berwick Pursuivant. [c. April 1539].
ff. 125r-126v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Linlithgow, 31 December [1539].
ff. 127r-128v Letter from King James V of Scotland to the President and Council of the North. Holyroodhouse Palace, 7 February [1540].
ff. 129r-130v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 29 July [1540].
ff. 131r-132v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Endorsed 17 August [1540].
ff. 133r-134v Letter from Sir William Eure, Captain of Berwick, to King Henry VIII. Berwick Castle, 4 October [1540].
ff. 133-137v Letter from Sir William Eure to the Privy Council. 18 November [1540]. Enclosed: a copy of his letter above (ff. 133r-134v) to King Henry VIII. 4 October [1540].
ff. 138r-141v Letter from King Henry VIII to Sir William Eure, Captain of Berwick. Endorsed 7 January [1541].
ff. 142r-144v Letter from Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Deputy Warden of the English Middle Marches, to Sir Antony Browne, Master of the King’s Horse. Cartington [Rothbury, Northumberland], 25 January [1541].
ff. 145r-146v Note on the dispatch of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, to the Borders as Lieutenant of the North. [January 1540]. Enclosed: ‘Remembrances’ of the Duke for his necessaries.
ff. 147r-148v Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 28 February [1540].
ff. 149r-151r Letter from Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV, to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. With a postscript. [28 February 1540].
ff. 152r-153v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh 12 March [1541].
ff. 154r-159v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Endorsed 29 April 1541.
ff. 160r-161v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to Queen Margaret, widow of King James IV. Endorsed 29 April 1541.
ff. 162r-164r Letter from Sir Thomas Wharton, Warden of the West Marches of England, to King Henry VIII. Cokermouthe Castle, 14 May [1541]. Enclosed: list of Justices sitting in Gedworth.
ff. 165r-166v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland, and Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland. Endorsed 20 May 1541.
ff. 167r-168v Memorandum by Henry Ray, Berwick Pursuivant. Concerning proceedings in Scotland. [c. June 1541].
ff. 169r-170v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. 9 July [1541].
ff. 171r-176v Letter from Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland, to the Privy Council. Brauncepeth, 9 July [1541]. Enclosed: copies of four letters sent to Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland. Three from Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Deputy Warden of the English Middle Marches, Dylstoun [Northumberland] 24 June [1541], and Cartington, 4 and 7 July [1541]. One from Sir William Eure, 1st Baron Eure, Captain of Berwick and Warden of the East and Middle Marches, Berwick, 1 July [1541].
ff. 177r-182v Letter from Sir William Eure, 1st Baron Eure, Captain of Berwick and Warden of the East and Middle Marches, to King Henry VIII. Berwick, 12 July [1541]. Enclosed: a view of the grounds along the borders of the East Marches of England, taken 27 June [1541]. With copies of letters sent by Sir William Eure, to King James V of Scotland, Berwick, 30 June [1541], and to Andrew Ker, Laird of Ferniehurst and Warden of the Middle Marches of Scotland, Berwick, 30 June [1541]. Also enclosed: letter from King James V of Scotland to Sir William Eure, Edinburgh, 2 July [1541]. With a paper by Sir William Eure titled ‘Articles of thaffaires occurraunt in Scotlande’.
ff. 183r-185v Credence of Thomas Bellenden, Director of the Scottish Chancery, as ambassador to England. [c. July 1541].
ff. 186r-193v Draft answer to the above credence (ff. 183r-185v). [c. July 1541].
ff. 194r-198v Note of articles to be shown to the ambassadors of Scotland. [c. July 1541].
ff. 199r-200v List titled ‘The names of certayn traytours recepted in Scotland. [c. July 1641].
ff. 201r-202v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. 25 July [1541].
ff. 203r-204v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Pipewell Manor [Northamptonshire], 25 July [1541].
ff. 205r-206v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Pipewell Manor [Northamptonshire], 25 July [1541].
ff. 207r-211v Letter from Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Deputy Warden of the English Middle Marches, to Sir Antony Browne, Master of the King’s Horse. Alnwick Castle, 30 July [1541]. Enclosed: copy of a letter from Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe to King James V of Scotland, Edinburgh, 24 July [1541]. With a letter from the Scottish Council to Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Edinburgh, 24 July [1541].
ff. 212r-213v Letter from the Council of the North to the Privy Council. Signed by Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, Thomas Magnus, Archdeacon of the East Riding, Sir Thomas Tempest, Sir Robert Bowes, Deputy Warden of the Middle Marches, and John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North. York, 15 August [1541].
ff. 214r-215v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Falkland, 21 August [1541].
ff. 216r-217v Draft letter from two members of the Council of the North to Thomas Bellenden, Director of the Scottish Chancery and ambassador to England. Endprsed 27 August 1541.
ff. 218r-219v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Falkland, 2 September [1541].
ff. 220r-221v Letter from Sir Thomas Wharton, Warden of the West Marches of England, to the Privy Council. Carlisle, 2 September [1541].
ff. 222r-224v Letter from Sir Thomas Wharton, Warden of the West Marches of England, to the Privy Council. Carlisle, 25 September [1541].
ff. 225r-226v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to the Wardens of the English Marches. With postscripts to Sir William Eure and Sir Thomas Wharton. Endorsed 25 September 1541.
ff. 227r-228v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Endorsed York, 27 September 1541.
ff. 229r-230v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to Ralph Ellerkar and Robert Bowes, both Deputy Wardens of the Middle Marches. 26 September 1541.
ff. 231r-232v Letter from Sir Thomas Wharton, Warden of the West Marches of England, to King Henry VIII. Carlisle, 28 September [1541].
ff. 233r-239v Letter to King Henry VIII from Sir William Eure, Sir Ralph Ellerkar, Sir Robert Bowes and Robert Collingwood, Royal Commissioner. Etalel Castle [Northumberland], 15 October [1541]. Enclosing a letter to King Henry VIII from the same, without Collingwood, same place and date. With letters from John Heron, Commissioner of the English Marches, to Sir Ralph Ellerkar and Sir Robert Bowes, Harbottell, 14 October and [no date]. Also a schedule of enterprises made by Tyndale and Riddisdale men in Scotland.
ff. 240r-242v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe. Endorsed 18 October 1541.
ff. 242v-243v Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 22 October [1541].
f. 244r-244v Copy of a letter from Andrew Ker, Laird of Ferniehurst, to Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe. Ferniehurst, 24 October [1541].
f. 245r-245v Copy of a letter from Robert Maxwell, 5th Baron Maxwell and Warden of the West Marches of Scotland, to Andrew Ker, Laird of Ferniehurst. Hermitage, 19 October [1541].
f. 246r-246v Copy of a letter from Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe to Andrew Ker, Laird of Ferniehurst. Cartington, 26 October [1541].
ff. 247r-248v Copy of a paper on a day truce held at Hepethe gate, 29 October 1541. By John and William Ker, Deputy Wardens of the Middle Marches of Scotland, and Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Warden of the English Middle March.
ff. 249r-250v Draft letter from the Council of the North to Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe. In answer to the letter above (f. 244r-244v). No date.
ff. 251r-254v Draft letter from King Henry VIII to Sir Ralph Ellerkar and Sir Robert Bowes. Endorsed 25 October 1541.
ff. 255r-258v Draft letter from the Privy Council to Sir Thomas Wharton. Chenies [Buckinghamshire], [26] October [1541].
ff. 259r-262v Letter to King Henry VIII from the Wardens and Commissioners of the English Borders. Signed by Sir William Eure, Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Ralph Ellerkar, Robert Bowes, John Heron, Robert Collingwood and John Horsley.
ff. 263r-266r Letter from Sir Thomas Wharton to King Henry VIII. Carlisle, 10 November [1541]. Enclosed: a covenant for the delivery of Carlisle Castle to Sir Thomas Wharton by Sir Thomas Wentworth. Carlisle, 24 October [1541]. With a list of names submitted to King Henry VIII for a Deputy Captain of Carlisle.
f. 267r-267v Copy of a proclamation made at Tollercreek, on debatable ground. Signed by Robert Maxwell, 5th Baron Maxwell and Warden of the West Marches of Scotland. 1 December [1541].
ff. 268r-269v Letter to King Henry VIII from the Wardens and Commissioners of the Borders. Signed by Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Ralph Ellerkar, Robert Bowes, John Heron, Robert Collingwood, and John Horsley. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2 December [1541].
ff. 270r-273v Letter to King Henry VIII from the Wardens and Commissioners of the Borders. Signed by Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe, Ralph Ellerkar, Robert Bowes, John Heron, Robert Collingwood, and John Horsley. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 3 December [1541].
ff. 274r-279v Letter from Sir Thomas Wharton to the Privy Council. Carlisle Castle, 3 December [1541]. Enclosed: a brief summary of murders of English men and women by Scottish forces within the West Marches of England, since the beginning of the peace. With a list of English rebels within the realm of Scotland. 3 February [1540].
ff. 280r-281r Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 5 December [1541].
ff. 282r-286v Letter from Sir Cuthbert Radcliffe to the Privy Council. Dilston, 11 December [1541]. Enclosed: paper titled ‘The names of those that brynnte Williame Carnabys corne at Halton as John Heron takes upon hyme’. With a bill of articles, showing matters required to be reformed.
f. 287r-287v Letter from the Scottish ambassadors in England to William Fitz-William Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal. Signed by William Stewart, Bishop of Aberdeen, Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney, and Thomas Bellenden, Director of the Scottish Chancery. Darlington, 15 December [1541].
ff. 288r-290v Letter from Sir William Eure to the Privy Council. Berwick, 31 December [1541]. Enclosed: list of English men killed by Scottish men within the East Marches of England.
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- Start Date:
- 1532
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- Date Range:
- [7 Mar 1532]-31 Dec 1541
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- Place of Origin:
- England, Scotland.
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Materials: Paper.
Dimensions: 360 x 240 mm.
Foliation: ff. xiii + 291.
Binding: Post-1600. British Museum.
Script: Secretary, italic.
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Origin:
England, Scotland.
Provenance:
James Hamilton, first Duke of Hamilton, politician (1606-1649): former owner.
Acquired by the British Museum in 1886.
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the years 1882-1887 (London: British Museum, 1889), pp. 170-78.
Joseph Bain, ed., The Hamilton Papers: Letters and Papers Illustrating the Political Relations of England and Scotland in the XVIth Century, vol. 1 (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1892).
Joseph Robertson, ed., ‘Descriptive Catalogue of the State Papers and other Historical Documents preserved in the archives at Hamilton Palace A.D. 1309-A.D. 1759’, in Miscellany of the Maitland Club, Consisting of Original Papers and Other Documents Illustrative of the History and Literature of Scotland, vol. 4, part 1 (Glasgow: Maitland Club, 1847), pp. 59-209.
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