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Add MS 32647
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- 040-002026707
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- 032-002026705
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- Title:
- Transactions between Scotland and England, 1542 (Hamilton Papers)
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Official correspondence and state papers relating to transactions between England and Scotland between January and September 1542. Volume 2 of the Hamilton Papers (Add MSS 32646-32657).
f. 1 Modern title page.
ff. 2-11 Letter from Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State, to the Ambassadors of Scotland in London. Westminster, 16 January 1541/2. Enclosed: King Henry VIII, answer to articles delivered by the Ambassadors of Scotland.
ff. 12-14 King Henry VIII: answer to articles delivered by the Ambassadors of Scotland. February 1541/2. Copy.
ff. 15-16 Letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. Endorsed 6 February 1541/2.
ff. 17-18 Letter from King Henry VIII to the three Wardens of the English Borders and the Keeper of Tindale and Riddesdale. Endorsed 6 February 1541/2.
ff. 19-20 Letter from Sir William Eure, first Baron Eure, Captain of Berwick and Warden of the East and Middle Marches, to King Henry VIII. Berwick Castle, 9 February 1541/2.
ff. 21-22 Letter from King Henry VIII to the Council of the North, and Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, President of the Council of the North. Endorsed August 1542.
ff. 23-24 Letter from King Henry VIII to John Uvedale, Secretary of the Council of the North. Endorsed 8 August 1542.
ff. 25-26 Letter from Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, President of the Council of the North, to the Privy Council. Old Malton, Yorkshire, 14 August 1542.
ff. 27-28 Letter from Sir William Eure, first Baron Eure, Captain of Berwick and Warden of the East and Middle Marches, to the Privy Council. Berwick Castle, 19 August 1542.
ff. 29-30 Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Holyrood, 20 August 1542.
ff. 31-32 Letter from the Privy Council to Sir Thomas Wharton, Warden of the English West Marches and
Captain of Carlisle. Signed by John Russell, first Earl of Bedford, Lord High Admiral; Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford; Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls; Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester; William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal; Sir Anthony Wingfield; Sir Anthony Browne. Hampton Court, 21 August 1542.
ff. 33-39 Letter from King Henry VIII to the Secret Council of the North, and Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. 22 August 1542.
ff. 40-41 Letter from King Henry VIII to the Council of the North, and Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, President of the Council of the North. 22 August 1542.
ff. 42-43 Letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. 23 August 1542.
ff. 44-47 Letter from King Henry VIII to Thomas Audley, Baron Audley, Lord Chancellor. 24 August 1542.
ff. 48-49 Letter from Sir William Eure, first Baron Eure, Captain of Berwick and Warden of the East and Middle Marches, to the Privy Council. Berwick Castle, 24 August 1542.
ff. 50-51 Letter from Archibald Douglas, sixth Earl of Angus, and his brother, Sir George Douglas, to the Privy Council. Berwick, 25 August 1542.
f. 52 Letter from King Henry Vlll to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. 25 August 1542.
ff. 53-54 Letter from Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border, and the Secret Council of the North, to King Henry VIII. Signed by Sir John Harrington; Sir John Markham; and John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North. Darlington, 25 August 1542.
ff. 55-56 Letter from James V of Scotland to KingHenry VIII. Holyrood, 25 August 1542.
ff. 57-58 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to the Privy Council. Signed by and Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border; Sir John Harrington; Sir John Markham; and John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North. Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 August 1542.
ff. 59-60 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to King Henry VIII. Signed by Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border; Sir John Harrington; Sir John Markham; and John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North. Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 August 1542.
ff. 61-62 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to King Henry VIII. Signed by Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border; Sir John Harrington; Sir John Markham; and John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North. Newcastle, 28 August 1542.
ff. 63-65 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to the Privy Council. Signed by Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border; Sir John Harrington; Sir John Markham; and John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North. Morpeth, 29 August 1542. Enclosed: letter from John Car, Deputy Warden of the Scottish Middle Marches, Captain of Wark Castle, to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border; Wark Castle, 28 August 1542.
ff. 66-71 Copy of a warrant addressed to Edward Shelley, Treasurer of the Council of the North. 29 August 1542. With another copy on vellum.
ff. 72-73 Letter from the Privy Council to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. Westminster, 30 August 1542.
ff. 74-76 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to the Privy Council. Alnwick Castle, 31 August 1542. Enclosed: schedule of the forces of Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, in Northumberland.
f. 77 Letter from the Privy Council to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. 31 August 1542.
ff. 78-80 Letter from King Henry VIII to King James V of Scotland. c. August 1542.
ff. 81-82 Letter from King James V of Scotland to King Henry VIII. Edinburgh, 1 September 1542.
ff. 83-84 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the Privy Council; William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal; and Sir Anthony Browne. Newmarket, 2 September 1542.
ff. 85-88 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the Privy Council. Kenninghall Lodge, Norfolk, 2 September 1542. Enclosed: records of malt laden and shipped by Thomas Waters of Lynn before 8 August 1542. Also enclosed: records of wheat and malt laden and shipped by Thomas Wodehous before 8 August 1542.
ff. 89-95 Letter from the Privy Council to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. 2 September 1542.
ff. 96-99 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to the Privy Council. Alnwick, 2 September 1542. Enclosed: letter from George Bowes and Brian Layton, Captain of Norham, to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. Norham Castle, 24 August 1542.
ff. 100-110 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to the Privy Council. Signed by Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border; John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North; Sir John Markham; and John Neville, third Baron Latimer. Alnwick, 5 September 1542. Enclosed: letter from Sir William Eure, first Baron Eure, Captain of Berwick and Warden of the East and Middle Marches, to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. Berwick, 4 September 1542. Also enclosed: letter from Gawan Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow and Chancellor of Scotland, to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. Edinburgh, 2 September 1542. Also enclosed: letter from George Gordon, fourth Earl of Huntly, to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. Kelso, Roxburghshire, 2 September 1542. Also enclosed: letter from Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border, to George Gordon, fourth Earl of Huntly. Alnwick, 3 September 1542. Also enclosed: letter from Archibald Douglas, sixth Earl of Angus, to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. Berwick, 4 September 1542.
ff. 111-112 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to the Privy Council. Signed by Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border; John Uvedale, Secretary to the Council of the North; Sir John Markham; and John Neville, third Baron Latimer. Alnwick, 6 September 1542.
ff. 113-114 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the Privy Council. Kenninghall Lodge, 6 September 1542.
ff. 115-116 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, and Sir Anthony Browne. Kenninghall Lodge, 7 September 1542.
ff. 117-118 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the Privy Council. Kenninghall, 7 September 1542.
ff. 119-120 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the Privy Council. Chelsworth, Suffolk, 8 September 1542.
ff. 121-2 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the Privy Council. Kenninghall, 11 September 1542.
f. 123 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to his servants John Covert and Harry Hussey. Cressingham, 12 September 1542.
ff. 124-126 Letter from King Henry VIII to those attending on Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. No date.
f. 127 Letter from King Henry VIII to ‘certeyn in Suff[olk] to goo with my Lorde of Norff[olk] . No date.
ff. 128-129 Letter from King Henry VIII ‘to sende Men levied’. No date.
ff. 130-152r Instructions sent to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne. Havering, Essex, 13 September 1542.
ff. 153-157v ‘Notes of things to be put in thinstruccons’. The first page contains pencilled holograph notes by King Henry VIII.
ff. 158-159 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the English Privy Council. Lincoln, 14 September [1542].
ff. 160-161 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to the English Privy Council. Scroby, Nottingham, 14 September [1542].
ff. 162-174r Letter from King Henry VIII to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne. Endorsed 16 September [1542].
ff. 175-178 Letter from the Privy Council to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. Endorsed 17 September [1542].
f. 179 Letter from William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal Lord Southampton to Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, Monday [18 September 1542].
ff. 180-181 Letter from William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal Lord Southampton to Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, 19 September [1542].
ff. 182-188v Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne, to King Henry VIII. York, 19 September [1542].
ff. 189-190 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne, to King Henry VIII. York, 19 September [1542].
ff. 191-192 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. Alnwick, 20 September [1542].
ff. 193-195 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne, to the Privy Council. York, 20 September [1542]. Enclosed: Letter from Sir George Lawson, Treasurer of Berwick, to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. Berwick, 18 September.
f. 196 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, and Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, 21 September [1542].
ff. 197-198 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne, to the Privy Council. York, 21 September [1542].
ff. 199-200 Letter from William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, to Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, 21 September [1542].
ff. 201-203 Letter from the Secret Council of the North to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. Alnwick, 22 September [1542]. Enclosed: Letter from Sir Thomas Wharton to Thomas Manners, first Earl of Rutland, Lord Warden of the English Border. Carlisle Castle, St. Matthew's Day [21 September 1542].
ff. 205-219v Letter from King Henry VIII to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne. Endorsed 22 September 1542.
ff. 220-221 Letter from William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne to the English Privy Council. York, 23 September [1542]. Enclosed: Letter from the Secret Council of the North to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. Alnwick, 22 September [1542].
ff. 223-224 Letter from William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, to Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, 23 September [1542].
ff. 225-227 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne to the English Privy Council. York, 24 September [1542]. Enclosed: copy of a proclamation of Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk to all shires within his commission for the stay of captains. York, 24 September [1542].
ff. 228-229 Letter from the English Privy Council to the Duke of Norfolk. Endorsed 25 September [1542].
ff. 230-234 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne to King Henry VIII. York, 27 September [1542]. Enclosed: copy of Scottish instructions about the place of meeting of the two kings.
ff. 235-237 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne to the Privy Council. York, 27 September 1542. Enclosed: Copy of a letter by John Carr. Scarborough, 26 September [1542].
f. 238 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, and Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, 27 September [1542].
ff. 240-241 Letter from the Privy Council to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne. Endorsed 27 September [1542].
ff. 242-243 Letter from William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal to Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, 27 September [1542].
ff. 244-245 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne to the Privy Council. York, 29 September [1542].
f. 246 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester and Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, Michaelmas Day [29 September 1542].
ff. 247-248 Letter from Sir Anthony Browne to John Russell, first Earl of Bedford, Lord High Admiral, and Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Secretary of State. York, Michaelmas Day [29 September 1542].
ff. 249-258v Letter from King Henry VIII to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne. Endorsed 29 September [1542].
ff. 259-260 Letter from Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, William Fitz-William, Earl of Southampton and Lord Privy Seal, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London and Durham and Master of the Rolls, and Sir Anthony Browne to the Privy Council. York, 30 September [1542]. Enclosed: Letter from Sir George Lawson to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk. Berwick, 28 September [1542].
ff. 262-263 Calculations of a rate for sending men to the war. Two copies.
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- Languages:
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- Scripts:
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- Start Date:
- 1542
- End Date:
- 1542
- Date Range:
- [16 Jan 1542]-30 Sep 1542
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- CE
- Place of Origin:
- England, Scotland.
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper; parchment.
Dimensions: 360 x 240 mm.
Foliation: ff. xiii + 263.
Binding: Post-1600. British Museum.
Script: Secretary; italic.
- Custodial History:
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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.
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the years 1882-1887 (London: British Museum, 1889), pp. 178-83.
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).
A. Clifford, ed., The state papers and letters of Sir Ralph Sadler, 2 vols. (Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1809).
Letters and Negotiations of Sir Ralph Sadler, Ambassador of King VIII of England to Scotland (Edinburgh: James McEuen and George Stewart, 1720).
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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- Names:
- Audley, Thomas, Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor, 1487-1544
Bowes, George, of Add MS 32647
Browne, Anthony, of Add MS 32646
Covert, John, of Horsham
Douglas, Archibald, 6th Earl of Angus, lord chancellor of Scotland, c 1489-1557
Douglas, George, of Pittendreich, d 1552
Dunbar, Gavin, administrator and Archbishop of Glasgow, ?1455-1532
Eure, William, 1st Baron Eure, knight and soldier, c 1483-1548
Fitz-William, William, Earl of Southampton, courtier and naval administrator, c 1490-1542
Gardiner, Stephen, theologian, administrator, and Bishop of Winchester, c 1495x8–1555,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000062993643
Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Huntly, courtier and landowner, 1514-1562
Harrington, John, of Add MS 32647
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122586127
Holgate, Robert, Archbishop of York, 1481-1555
Howard, Thomas, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 1473-1554,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000003133643X
Hussey, Harry, Servant of the Duke of Norfolk
James V, of Scotland
Katherine, Princess of Aragon, consort of Henry VIII, 1485-1536,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000066386533
Ker, John, alias Karr alias Car; Deputy Warden of the Scotch Middle Marches, and Captain of Wark Castle
Lawson, George, Treaaurer of Berwick
Layton, Brian, Captain of Norham
Manners, Thomas, 13th Lord Roos, afterwards 1st Earl of Rutland
Markham, John
Neville, John, 3rd Baron Latimer
Russell, John, 1st Earl of Bedford
Seymour, Edward, Earl of Hertford
Shelley, Edward, Treasurer of the Council of the North and Captain of Berwick, 1480-1549
Tunstall, Cuthbert, Bishop of Durham and diplomat, 1475-1559,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108778421
Uvedale, John, Secretary to the Council of the North
Waters, Thomas, of Lynn, county Norfolk
Wharton, Thomas, soldier and administrator, 1495-1568
Wingfield, Anthony, Privy Councilllor
Wodehous, Thomas, of Lynn
Wriothesley, Thomas, 1st Earl of Southampton, administrator, 1505-1550,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000016165679 - Places:
- Northumberland, England