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Transactions between Scotland and England, March-May 1544 (Hamilton Papers)

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Official correspondence and state papers relating to transactions between England and Scotland between March and May 1544. Volume 9 of the Hamilton Papers (Add MSS 32646-32657).

f. ii Modern title page.

f. 1 Letter from Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, to the Privy Council. Darnton, 1 March, 1543/4.

f. 3 Letter from Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, to the Privy Council. Darnton, 1 March, 1543/4.

f. 5 Letter from King Henry VIII to Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn. Westminster, 3 March, 1543/4.

f. 6 Letter from Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, to King Henry VIII. Darnton, 4 March, [1543/4].

f. 9 Letter from Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, to the Privy Council. 4 March, [1543/4].

f. 11 Letter from Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, to the Privy Council. Darnton, 5 March, [1543/4].

f. 13 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, to King Henry VIII. Darnton, 6 March, [1543/4].

f. 15 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler, to King Henry VIII. Darnton, 7 March, [1543/4].

f. 17 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler, to King Henry VIII. Darnton, 8 March, [1543/4].

ff. 19-21 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to Sir William Paget, Secretary of State. Darnton, 9 March, [1543/4]. Enclosed: letter from Sir Thomas Wharton to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. Carlisle Castle, 8 March. 1543/4.

ff. 23-27 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler, to the Privy Council. Newcastle, 13 March 1543/4. Enclosed: records of corn stocks in Newcastle, 13 March 1543/4. Also enclosed: records of ships belonging to Newcastle upon Tyne.

f. 28 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler, to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 15 March 1543/4.

f. 30 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 15 March 1543/4.

f. 32 Letter from Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, to Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. Westminster, 19 March [1543/4].

ff. 33-36 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 20 March 1543/4. Enclosed: resolution agreed upon by Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, with the Wardens of the English Marches regarding exploits in Scotland. 19 March 1643/4.

ff. 38-40 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler to the Privy Council. Newcastle, 20 March 1543/4. Enclosed: schedule of an act of piracy committed by Scottish seamen at Veere, Isle of Walcheren, Netherlands, on a ship of Newcastle. Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 March 1543/4.

f. 42 Letter from King Henry VIII to Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. No date. Endorsed 21 March 1543/4.

f. 44 Letter from King Henry VIII to Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis, and William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn. No date. Endorsed 21 March 1543/4.

f. 46 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler. No date. Endorsed 21 March 1543/4.

ff. 48-49 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 21 March 1543/4. Enclosed: proclamation by Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to be strewn in Scotland during his inroad.

f. 52 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 21 March 1543/4.

f. 54 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Sir Ralph Sadler and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, to the Privy Council. Newcastle, 25 March [1544].

ff. 56-60 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 27 March 1544. Enclosed: proclamation by Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to be strewn in Scotland during his inroad, with alterations and additions, one in the King's hand. Also enclosed: Letter from King Henry VIII to Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmoreland, and Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland. No date. Endorsed 27 March 1543/4.

f. 62 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 27 March [1514].

f. 64 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to the Privy Council. Newcastle, 30 March [1544].

f. 66 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 1 April [1544].

f. 68 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 2 April [1544].

f. 70 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 4 April [1544].

f. 72 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 5 April 1544.

f. 74 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 6 April [1544].

f. 76 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 7 April [1544].

f. 78 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 8 April [1544].

f. 80 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. Signed by: Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk; Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester; Sir John Baker; William Parr, Earl of Essex; Sir John Baker; Sir William Petre, Secretary of State; Sir Thomas Wriothesley; Sir Anthony Browne; Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Westminster; Sir Anthony Wingfield; Sir Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk; Sir John Gage, Comptroller of the Royal Household; John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford; and Sir William Paget, Secretary of State. Westminster, 10 April 1544.

f. 83 Copy of the above letter (f. 80) of 10 April 1544 from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford.

f. 86 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 10 April [1544].

f. 88 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 12 April [1544].

f. 90 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 13 April [1544].

f. 92 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 13 April [1544].

ff. 94-98 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 14 April 1544. Three copies.

f. 102 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 14 April [1544].

ff. 104-115 Letter from King Henry VIII to Sir Thomas Wharton and Sir Robert Bowes. Containing a second set of instructions for their conference at Carlisle with the second son of William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn, and with Thomas Bishop, Secretary to Lord Lennox. No date. Endorsed 15 April 1544.

f. 116 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 16 April [1544].

f. 118 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to the Privy Council. Newcastle, 16 April [1544].

ff. 120-126 Consultation of the Privy Council concerning two articles: whether Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, should enterprise any new fortification in Scotland; what was written to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to take his opportunity upon joining of horsemen borderers with him to return by land. c. 17 April, 1544.

ff. 127-29 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. Signed by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury; Sir Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk; John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford; William Parr, Earl of Essex; Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester; Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Westminster; Sir Thomas Wriothesley; John Gage, Comptroller of the Royal Household; Sir Anthony Wingfield; Sir Anthony Browne; Sir William Paget, Secretary of State; Sir John Baker; and Sir William Petre. Enclosed: a copy of the above (f. 120) consultation of the Privy Council. Westminster, 17 April 1544.

ff. 130-136 Copy of the above letter (ff. 127-129) from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, 17 April 1544.f. 137 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 17 April [1544].

f. 139 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler. No date. Endorsed 19 April [1544].

f. 111 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, Sir Ralph Sadler, and John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 21 April [1544].

f. 143 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 21 April 1544.

ff. 146-151 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham. Signed by Sir Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk; John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford; William Paulet, Baron St. John; Sir Thomas Cheyne; John Gage, Comptroller of the Royal Household; Sir Anthony Wingfield; and Sir William Paget, Secretary of State. Greenwich, 24 April 1544. Enclosed: Minute of the last proclamation sent to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford.

f. 153 Drafts of the above (ff. 146-151) letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, 24 April 1544.

f. 155 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 26 April 1544.

f. 157 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Tynemouth, 26 April [1544].

f. 159 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to David and James Douglas, sons of Sir George Douglas. Tynemouth, 27 April [1544].

f. 160 Orders issued by Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, for the conduct of the enterprise against Scotland by sea and land. At the Shields within Tynemouth Haven, 28 April [1544].

f. 164 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Sheles, on board the Rose Lyon, 30 April [1544].

f. 166 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Sheles, on board the Rose Lyon, 1 May, [1544].

f. 168 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Two miles from Leith, within half a mile of Newhaven, 4 May, [1544].

f. 170 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to William Eure, 1st Baron Eure. Leith, 4 May [1544].

f. 171 Letter from John Lynne to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. Westchester, 6 May [1544].

f. 173 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Leith, 6 May, [1544].

f. 179 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Leith, 9 May, [1544].

f. 183 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to the Privy Council. 9 May [1544].

f. 185 Letter from Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. At Lord Somerville's house, Cowthaly, Lanarkshire, 10 May [1544].

f. 187 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford Lord Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Leith, 11 May [1544].

ff. 189-193 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Leith, 15 May [1544]. Enclosed: List of barons and gentlemen of Scotland who have made articles, covenants and agreements.

f. 195 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 16 May 1544.

f. 196 Letter from the Privy Council to Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham. No date. Endorsed 18 May 1544.

ff. 198-202 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Berwick, 18 May [1544]. Enclosed: Letter from Sir George Douglas to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. Dalkeith, 16 May [1544].

f. 204 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to King Henry VIII. Berwick, 19 May [1544].

f. 206 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 20 May 1544.

ff. 207-215 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 25 May [1544]. Enclosed: letter from Sir George Douglas to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford Wedderburn, Berwick, 23 May [1544]. Also enclosed: letter from George Douglas to Sir Thomas Wharton.

f. 216 Letter from King Henry VIII to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. A circular letter of thanks to all the army under his charge for their late services in Scotland. Westminster, 23 May [1544].

f. 218 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 27 May [1544].

f. 220 Letter from the Privy Council to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. No date. Endorsed 27 May 1544.

f. 222 Letter from Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff, and Sir Ralph Sadler to King Henry VIII. Newcastle, 28 May [1544].

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Dimensions: 360 x 250mm.

Foliation: ff. xv + 223.

Binding: Post-1600. British Museum.

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James Hamilton, 1st 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. 210-15.

Joseph Bain, ed., The Hamilton Papers: Letters and Papers Illustrating the Political Relations of England and Scotland in the XVIth Century, vol. 2 (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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