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Harley MS 376

Record Id:

040-002046204

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

040-002046204

MDARK:

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Harley MS 376

Title:

Letters to Simonds D'Ewes

Scope & Content:

Collection of original letters from political leaders, nobles and scholars written to Simonds D’Ewes from England and the Continent, 1620-1649. Chiefly in Latin, and a few in English, French, and German. With a small number of other documents at the beginning of the volume, dated 1585-1642.

Table of contents in a 19th century hand at the end (ff. 182-183).

All but one of the letters in English have been re-used by Simonds D’Ewes and bear unidentified draft writings by him on the reverse (folios 28v, 37r, 61v, 70v, 129v, 142v, 158v, 165v).

Contents (Latin unless stated otherwise):

ff. 1-4: Document in which Arnold, Duke of Guelders and Jülich, Count of Zutphen, pledged his Duchy to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 29 December 1472 (witnessed copy signed by Louis Count of Egmont, Duke of Guelders and Jülich , 22 August 1642). Begins: ‘Carolus Dei gratia Dux burgundie, lotharingie, brabantie, Limburgi et Luxemburgi’.

f. 5: Letter from Henry IV of France to Francis de Walsingham. Montauban, March 1585. French.

f. 6-7: Letter from Christian, Duke of Brunswick, to Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, offering condolences on the death of her father King James I on 27 March 1625. In his own hand. French.

f. 8: Letter from Christian, Duke of Holstein, to Charles, Elector Palatine, asking him to act as god-father to his young son. Sonderburg, 16 June 1641. German.

ff. 9-10: Letter from Charles Louis, Count Palatine, to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The Hague, 16/26 November 1643.

ff. 11-12: Letter from Charles Louis, Count Palatine, to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The Hague, 31 March, 1644 (New Style).

ff. 13-15: Example of writings by the French ambassadors to his Highness the Elector Palatine, by Claude de Mesmes. Münster, Westphalia, 6 April 1644.

ff. 16-17: Letter from Charles Louis, Elector Palatine to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The Hague, 3 Nones May, 1644.

f. 18: Letter from Charles Louis, Elector Palatine to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The Hague, 5 Ides June, 1644.

f. 19: Letter from Charles Louis, Elector Palatine to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The Hague, pridie Calends July 1644.

ff. 20-21: Letter from Charles Louis, Elector Palatine to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. No date.

ff. 22-23: Letter from Charles Louis, Elector Palatine to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. The Hague, 13 Calends August 1644.

ff. 24-25: Letter from Prochancellor and Senate of Cambridge University. 15 Calends June.

ff. 26-27: Letter from Antão de Almada and Francisco de Andrade Leitão, Portuguese ambassadors. 28 October 1641.

f. 28r: Letter from Thomas Barrington to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Hatfield. Bro[ad Oak], 27 August 1633. English.

ff. 29-30: Letter from Robert Boreman to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Cambridge, 14 Calends February 1643.

ff. 31-32: Letter from Robert Boreman to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Cambridge, 19 Calends April 1643.

ff. 33-34: Letter from Robert Boreman to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Trinity College Cambridge, 7 Ides February 1644.

ff. 35-36: Letter from Robert Boreman to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. 7 October 1646.

f. 37v: Letter from James Barnes to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Gartine, 10 October 1645. English

ff. 38-40: Letter from Andre du Chesne to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Paris, 28 December 1630. With a genealogy of the Bourbons. French.

f. 41: Letter from Franciscus Commyns to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Undated.

ff. 42-43: Letter from Franciscus Commyns to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Aldbury, 3 Ides April 1639.

f. 44: Letter from Richard Damport to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. 12 November 1625.

f. 45: Letter from Richard Damport to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Sydney Sussex College, Cambridge, 9 September 1636.

ff. 46-47: Letter from Richard Damport to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Undated.

ff. 48-49: Letter from Richard Damport to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Feltvellae [Feltwell], pridie Ides December 1644.

ff. 50-54: Letter from John Davies to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Malloyd, Merionethshire, pridie Calends May 1642. With a small treatise about gymnastic games and contests of the Britons, usually bound with ‘Adagia Britannica’, in Welsh and Latin, ff. 51-53; including a preface about the games and contests of the Greeks and other peoples).

ff. 55-56: Letter from Roger Dodsworth to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Skipton Castle, 6 March 1641. English.

ff. 57-58: Letter from Thomas Eden to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Edmundsbury, 14 Calends February 1639.

ff. 59-60: Letter from Ralph Brownrig, Bishop of Exeter to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. 16 January 1643. .

f. 61: Letter from J. Skreene (?) to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Chilton, 15 April 1640. English.

ff. 62-63: Letter from Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Busbridge, 13 Calends July 1643.

f. 64: Letter from Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Busbridge, Calends July 1643.

ff. 65-66: Letter from. Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Busbridge, 16 Calends November 1643.

f. 67: Letter from Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Busbridge, 4 Nones July 1643.

ff. 68-69: Letter from Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Busbridge, Calends November 1643.

f. 70: Letter from Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Undated

ff. 71-75: Letter from Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. London, postridie Calends January 1645.

ff. 76-87: Letter from Louis De Gand de Brachey to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Dated Calends September 1647. Five questions on marriage.

ff. 88-89: Letter from Jo. Garnons to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Glemsford, 8 July 1644.

f. 90: Letter from William Gurnall to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. 29 July 1644.

ff. 92-93: Letter from William Gurnall to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Sudbury, Calends September.

f. 94: Letter from William Gurnall to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lavenham, 1 November 1644.

ff. 96-97: Letter from William Gurnall to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lavenham, 20 March 1647.

ff. 98-99: Letter from William Gurnall to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lavenham, 30 October 1648.

f. 100: Letter from Philip Count of Egmont to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Leodij (Liège) 1 August 1640.

ff. 102-103: Letter from William Halle to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. 13 Calends March 1647.

ff. 104-105: Letter from Jo. Harmar to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Westminster, 7 Calends April 1646.

ff. 106-108: Letter from Jo. Harmar to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Westminster, Calends January 1646.

ff. 110-111: Letter from Jo. Harmar to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Westminster, Calends February 1646.

ff. 112-113: Letter from Daniel Heinsius to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lugdunum Batavorum [Leiden], 14 May 1642.

ff. 114-115: Letter from Johannes Hind to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lambeth, 4 Ides March 1644/5.

ff. 116-117: Letter from Muys de Holy to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. London, 15 August 1629

ff. 118-119: Letter from Muys de Holy to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Chelsea, 7 March 1630 (new style).

ff. 120-121: Letter from John Jefferys to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Pembroke College Cambridge, 17 January 1620.

ff. 122-123: Letter from Muys van Holy to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Chelsea, 3 July 1630 (new style).

ff 124-125: Letter from John Jefferys to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Cambridge, 10 Calends March, 1620.

ff. 126-127: Letter from John Jefferys to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Cambridge, postridie Nones November, 1621.

ff. 128-128*: Letter from John Jefferys to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Cambridge, 12 Calends June 1623.

f. 129: Letter from Thomas Jekyll to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Bocking, 19 November 1644.

ff. 130-131: Letter from Patricius Junius to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. London, March 1639.

ff. 132-133: Letter from Patricius Junius to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Bromfeld, 27 January 1646.

ff. 134-135: Letter from Johannes de Laet to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lugdunum Batavorum [Leiden], 16 January 1645.

ff. 136-137: Letter from Johannes de Laet to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lugdunum Batavorum [Leiden], 20 January 1643/4. With addition 24 January.

ff. 138-139: Letter from Johannes de Laet to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lugdunum Batavorum [Leiden], 29 August 1645.

ff. 140-141: Letter from Johannes de Laet to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Lugdunum Batavorum [Leiden], 30 December 1645.

f. 142: Letter from Edward Leigh to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Stafford, 21 December. English.

ff. 143-144: Letter from Edward Pococke to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Childreiae, 24 March 1648/9.

ff. 145-146: Letter from Christianus Ravius (Christian Ravis) to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Amsterdam, 8 April 1647.

ff. 147-148: Letter from Andreas Rivetus to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Hague, 14 Calends April 1645.

f. 149: Letter from Robert Ryece to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. 14 September, 1636.

ff. 150-151: Letter from Anna-Maria Schurman to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Utrecht, pridie Calends November 1645.

ff. 152-153: Letter from Anna-Maria Schurman to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Utrecht, pridie Calends April 1646.

ff. 154-155: Letter from David Sibbald to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Westminster, Calends January 1645.

ff. 156-157: Letter from George Speed to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. November 11.

f. 158: Letter from George Speed to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Undated. English.

ff. 159-161: Letter from Johannes Smith (Johannes Smetius) to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Noviomagi, Calends January 1640.

f. 162: Letter from Johannes Smith (Johannes Smetius) to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Noviomagi, 20 June 1648.

ff. 163-164: Letter from Johannes Smith (Johannes Smetius) to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Noviomagi, Calends May, 1649.

f. 165: Letter from Hoo Steward to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Braughin, 14 March 1644. English.

ff. 166-167: Letter from Hamo Extraneus (Hamon L’Estrange) to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Hunstanton Hall, 6 April 1637.

ff. 168-169: Letter from James Traill to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. London, 3 October 1640.

ff. 170-171: Letter from Anthony Tuckney to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Cambridge, 11 Calends April, 1649.

ff. 172-173: Letter from Anthony Tuckney to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Cambridge, 7 Calends May, 1649.

ff. 174-175: Letter from William Watson to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Fulmeriae, 8 Calends January 1644.

ff. 176-177: Letter from William Watson to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Fulmeriae, 10 Calends December 1645.

ff. 178-179: Letter from William Watson to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Fulmeriae, 7 December 1645.

ff. 180-181: Barth. Won Wich. to Sir Simonds D’Ewes. 25 September 1629.

ff. 182-183: Table of contents in a 19th century hand.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Harley Collection

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002045828
040-002046204

Is part of:

Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts

Harley MS 376 : Letters to Simonds D'Ewes

Hierarchy:

032-002045828[0375]/040-002046204

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
German
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1585

End Date:

1649

Date Range:

1585-1649

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Paper.

Dimensions: 330 x 230 mm.

Foliation: 1-39, 39*, 40-128, 128*, 129-183 folios. Some folded. Total 185 folios.

Binding: British Museum binding.

Custodial History:

The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (1661-1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, and Edward Harley (1689-1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts.

Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta Cavendish, née Holles (1694-1755) during her lifetime and thereafter to their daughter, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715-1785), duchess of Portland; the manuscripts were sold by the Countess and the Duchess in 1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.

Former owner: Sir Simonds D’Ewes (1602-1650).

Finding Aids:

A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: Eyre and Strahan, 1808-12), I (1808), no. 376.

Cyril Ernest Wright, Fontes Harleiani: A Study of the Sources of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts in the British Museum (London: British Museum, 1972), p. 131.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

D’Ewes, Simonds, 1st Baronet, diarist and antiquary, 1602-1650,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083393524,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/12656415