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Harley MS 7008

Record Id:

040-002052862

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040-002052862

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Harley MS 7008

Title:

Correspondence of Prince Henry, 1611-1612

Scope & Content:

Letters, state warrants and correspondence of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594–1612). Volume 2 of Harley MSS 7007-7009.

ff. 1r-2v: Letter from Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courland, to Prince Henry. Goldinga, 1 January 1611. Latin.

ff. 3r-4v: Letter from François de Lorraine, Duke of Vaudemont, to Prince Henry. Paris, 10 January 1611. French.

ff. 5r-5v: Letter from Prince Henry to Anthony Gunther, Count of Oldenburg. St. James’s, 13 January, 1610/11. Latin.

ff. 6r-6v: Letter from John Erskine, Master of Marr, to Prince Henry. Paris, 19 January [1610/11].

ff. 7r-8v: Letter from Prince Frederic of Brunswick to Prince Henry. Paris, 10 February [1610/11]. Latin.

ff. 9r-9v: Letter from Prince Henry to an unknown recipient. 25 January 1610/11. French.

ff. 10r-11v: Letter from Enno, Count of East Frisia (Embden), to Prince Henry. The Hague, 27/17 January 1611. Latin.

ff. 12r-13v: Letter from Sophia, Queen Mother of Denmark, to Prince Henry. Nicopia, 1 February 1611. Latin.

ff. 14r-14v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Henri of France. 3 February 1610/11. French.

ff. 15r-15v: Letter from Prince Henry to Louis Frederic, Prince of Wurttemberg. St. James’s, 3 February 1610/11. French.

ff. 16r-16v: Letter from Prince Henry to Francis, Comte de Vaudemont. 3 February 1610/11. French.

ff. 17r-18v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 13 February 1611.

ff. 19r-19v: Letter from Prince Henry to Enno, Count of East Frisia (Embden). 18 February 1610/11. Latin.

ff. 20r-20v: Letter from Prince Henry to Henry de Gunterote. February 1610/11.

ff. 20r-20v: Letter from Prince Henry to an unknown recipient. February 1610/11. French.

ff. 21r-21v: Letter from Sir Charles Cornwallis to Prince Henry. St. James’s, February 1610/11.

ff. 22r-22v: Letter from Prince Henry to Charles de Lorraine, 4th Duke of Guise. February 1610/11. French.

ff. 23r-27v: Letter from Edward Connock to Prince Henry. Constantinople, 28 February 1610/11.

ff. 28r-29v: Letter from Sir George More to Prince Henry. Chanon Row, 1 March 1610/11.

ff. 30r-31v: Letter from James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn, to Prince Henry. Paisley, 1 March 1610/11.

ff. 32r-33v: Letter from Jehann Frederic, Duke of Wurttemberg, to Prince Henry. Stuttgart, 15 March 1610/11.

ff. 34r-35v: Letter from Henri, Duke of Rohan, to Prince Henry. 17 March 1610/11. French.

ff. 36r-37v: Letter from Gustavus Adolphus to Prince Henry. 21 March 1610/11. Latin.

ff. 38r-39v: Letter from François de Lorraine, Duke of Vaudemont, to Prince Henry. Paris, 24 March 1611. French.

ff. 40r-40v: Letter from Prince Christian of Brunswick to Prince Henry. 27 March 1611. Latin.

ff. 42r-42v: Two letters from Prince Henry to Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, and his son Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont. March 1611.

f. 43r-43v: Letter from Prince Henry to Christian I, Prince of Anhalt (Bernberg). March 1611. French.

ff. 44r-45v: Letter from Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of the Rhine, to Prince Henry. Dusseldorf, 6 April 1611. Latin.

ff. 46r-47v: Letter from John Sigismund, Marquis of Brandenburg, to Prince Henry. Cologne, 10 April 1611. Latin.

f. 48r-48v: Letter from James Elphinstone, Lord Balmerinoch, to Prince Henry. 26 April 1611.

ff. 49r-50v: Letter from Prince Frederic of Brunswick to Prince Henry. [April 1611]. French.

ff. 51r-52v: Letter from the Magistrates of Staden [Lower Saxony] to King James I. 1 May 1611. Latin.

ff. 54r-54v: Letter from Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse Cassel, to Prince Henry. Cassellis, 14 May 1611. Latin.

ff. 55r-56v: Letter from Prince Henry to Leonardo Donati, Doge of Venice. St. James’s, [16 May] 1611. With a draft. Latin.

ff. 57r-57v: Letter from Prince Henry to Prince Frederic of Brunswick. St. James’s, 22 May 1611. French.

ff. 58r-58v: Letter from Prince Henry to Prince Christian of Brunswick. St. James’s, [23 May 1611]. Latin.

ff. 59r-59v: Letter from Prince Henry to Sophia, Queen Mother of Denmark. St. James’s, [23 May] 1611. Latin.

ff. 60r-61v: Letter from Prince Frederic of Brunswick to Prince Henry. 12 June 1611. French.

ff. 62r-62v: Letter from Prince Joinville to Prince Henry. Paris, 25 June 1611. French.

ff. 63r-64v: Letter from Prince Christian of Brunswick to Prince Henry. [30 June] 1611. Latin.

ff. 65r-65v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. Richmond, [1 July 1611]. Latin.

ff. 66r-66v: Letter from Prince Henry to Prince Frederic or Prince Christian of Brunswick. [1 July 1611].

ff. 67r-68v: Letter from Prince Henry to Gustavus Adolphus. [8 July 1611].

ff. 69r-70v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 27 July 1611. Latin.

ff. 71r-71v: Letter from Prince Henry to Prince Frederic of Brunswick. 29 July 1611.

ff. 72r-73v: Letter from Sophia, Queen Mother of Denmark, to Prince Henry. [29 July 1611]. Latin.

ff. 74r-74v: Letter from Prince Henry to Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse. Richmond, [31 July 1611]. Latin.

ff. 75r-75v: Letter from one James, Duke of Radziwill, to Prince Henry. 31 July 1611. French.

ff. 76r-76v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. Richmond, [1 August 1611]. Latin.

ff. 77r-78v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 7 August 1611. Latin.

ff. 79r-80v: Letter from Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courland, to Prince Henry. Goldinga, 15 August a1611. Latin.

ff. 81r-82v: Letter from Otto, Landgrave of Hessen, to Prince Henry. Bruxelles, 21 August 1611. French.

ff. 83r-84v: Letter from Sophia, Queen Mother of Denmark, to Prince Henry. 26 August 1611. Latin.

ff. 85r-86v: Letter from Henry, Duke of Lorraine, to Prince Henry. Nancy, 7 September 1611. French.

ff. 87r-87v: Letter from Prince Henry to Sophia, Queen Mother of Denmark. Richmond, 10 September 1611. Latin.

ff. 88r-88v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. Richmond, 10 September 1611. Latin.

ff. 89r-90v: Letter from Otto, Landgrave of Hessen, to Prince Henry. 10 October 1611. French.

ff. 91r-92v: Letter from an unknown correspondent to Prince Henry. Wolfenbuttel, 14 October 1611. French.

ff. 93r-94v: Letter from Prince Frederic of Brunswick to Prince Henry. Wolfenbuttel, 17 October 1611. French.

ff. 95r-96v: Letter from Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse, to Prince Henry. 19 October 1611. Latin.

ff. 97r-98v: Letter from Prince Joinville to Prince Henry. Paris, 21 October 1611. French.

ff. 99r-100v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 23 October 1611. Latin.

ff. 101r-102v: Letter from John Sigismund, Marquis of Brandenburg, to Prince Henry. 31 October 1611. Latin.

ff. 103r-104v: Letter from Sir Robert Sherley to Prince Henry. London, 4 November 1611.

ff. 105r-105v: Letter from Prince Henry, possibly to the Duke of Radziwill. Whitehall, 10 November 1611.

ff. 106r-107v: Letter from François de Lorraine, Duke of Vaudemont, to Prince Henry. Paris, 15 November 1611. French.

ff. 108r-109v: Letter from Gustavus Adolphus to Prince Henry. 16 November 1611. Latin.

ff. 110r-111v: Letter from Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, to Prince Henry. [November 1611]. French.

ff. 112r-113v: Letter from Maurice, Prince of Orange, to Prince Henry. The Hague, 8 December 1611. French.

ff. 114r-114v: Letter from Prince Henry to Michael Victor von Wustrow. [December 1611]. French.

ff. 115r-115v: Two letters from Prince Henry to Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, and his son Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont. December 1611. French.

ff. 116r-116v: Letter from Prince Henry, possibly to Jacques de Châtillon, Count de Marigny. [1611]. French.

ff. 117r-117v: Letter from Philip Otto Rhingrave of Salm to Prince Henry. [1611]. French.

ff. 118r-118v: Letter from Robert Carr, Viscount Rochester, to Prince Henry. [1611].

ff. 119r-120v: Letter from Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, to Prince Henry. Kensington, 18 [no month] 1611.

ff. 121r-121v: Letter from Henry de Gunterote to Prince Henry. 1 January 1611/12. French.

ff. 122r-123v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 4 January 1612. Latin.

ff. 124r-124v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. [23 January 1612].

ff. 125r-125v: Letter from Prince Henry to Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courland. [27 January] 1612. Latin.

ff. 126r-127v: Letter from Maurice, Prince of Orange, to Prince Henry. The Hague, 12 February 1611/12.

ff. 128r-129v: Letter from Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau, to Prince Henry. 14/24 February 1612.

ff. 130r-131v: Letter from Cosmo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Prince Henry. 25 February 1611/12. Italian.

ff. 132r-133v: Letter from Charles de Lorraine, 4th Duke of Guise, to Prince Henry. 26 February 1612. French.

ff. 134r-134v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. February 1611/12. Latin.

ff. 135r-135v: Letter from Prince Henry to Henry, de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. February 1612.

ff. 136r-136v: Letter from Prince Henry to Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau. February 1612. French.

ff. 137r-137v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 1 March 1612.

ff. 138r-139v: Letter from Otto, Landgrave of Hessen, to Prince Henry. 1 March 1612. French.

ff. 140r-141v: Letter from Frederic V, Elector Palatine, to Prince Henry. Heidelberg, 2 March 1612. French.

ff. 142r-142v: Letter from Prince Henry to Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont. 11 March, 1611/12. French.

f. 143r-143v: Letter from Prince Henry to Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy. 11 March 1611/12. French.

ff. 144r-145v: Letter from John II, Count Palatine de Zweibrucken, to Prince Henry. Heidelberg, 12 May 1612. French.

ff. 146r-146v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. St. James’s, 16 March 1612.

ff. 147r-148v: Letter from Christian, Prince of Anhalt, to Prince Henry. 19 March 1612. French.

ff. 149r-150v: Letter from Jean Frederick, Duke of Wurttemberg, to Prince Henry. 20 March 1612. French.

ff. 151r-152v: Letter from Maurice, Landgrave of Hessen, to Prince Henry. 22 March 1611/12. Latin.

ff. 153r-154v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 30 March 1612. Latin.

ff. 155r-156v: Letter from Prince Christian of Brunswick to Prince Henry. 4 April 1612. Latin.

ff. 157r-157v: Letter from Sophia Hedwig, Countess of Nassau, to Prince Henry. 5 April [1612]. French.

ff. 158r-158v: Letter from Prince Henry to Cosmo II, Duke of Tuscany. April 5 1612. Latin.

ff. 159r-159v: Letter from Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau, to Prince Henry. 6 April 1612.

ff. 160r-161v: Letter from Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles, to Prince Henry. 20 April 1612.

ff. 162r-163v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 22 April 1612. Latin.

ff. 164r-164v: Letter from Prince Henry to Maurice, Prince of Orange. [April 1612].

ff. 165r-165v: Letter from Prince Joinville to Prince Henry. [April 1612]. French.

ff. 166r-167v: Letter from Anthony Gunther, Count of Oldenburg, to Prince Henry. 3 May 1612. Latin.

ff. 168r-169v: Letter to Prince Henry, possibly from Michael Victor von Wustrow. 5 May 1612. French.

ff. 170r-170v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. [7 May] 1612. Latin.

ff. 171r-171v: Letter from Prince Henry to Sophia, Queen Mother of Denmark. [12 May] 1612.

ff. 172r-172v: Letter from Sophia Hedwig, Countess of Nassau, to Prince Henry. 3/13 May 1612.

ff. 173r-173v: Letter from Prince Henry to Ezhard Adolphus, Count of East Friesland. [14 May 1612]. Latin.

ff. 174r-174v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Christian IV of Denmark. [16 May] 1612. Latin.

ff. 175r-176v: Letter from Christopher, Count von Radziwill, to Prince Henry. 19 May 1612. Latin.

ff. 177r-178v: Letter from James Radziwill, Duke of Slusko, to Prince Henry. 21 May 1612. French.

ff. 179r-180v: Letter from Prince Henry to the Queen Mother of France. [May 1612]. Two copies. French.

ff. 181r-181v: Letter from Prince Henry to John II, Count Palatine de Zweibrucken. May 1612. French.

ff. 182r-182v: Letter from Prince Henry to Frederic V, Elector Palatine. May 1612. French.

ff. 183r-184v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to Prince Henry. 4 June 1612. Latin.

ff. 185r-186v: Letter from Dominio Baudius to Prince Henry. 13 June 1612. Latin.

ff. 187r-187v: Letter from Prince Henry to the Duke of Holstein. 16 June 1612. French.

ff. 188r-189v: Letter from Henri, Duke of Rohan, to Prince Henry. 19 June 1612. French.

ff. 190r-191v: Letter from Henri de la Tour, Duke of Bouillon, to Prince Henry. Paris, 30 June 1612. French.

ff. 191r-192v: Letter from Christian, Prince of Anhalt, to Prince Henry. 7 July 1612. French.

ff. 194r-195v: Letter from John II, Count Palatine de Zweibrucken, to Prince Henry. [8 July 1612]. French.

ff. 196r-197v: Letter from Louise, Electress Palatine and mother of Frederic V, to Prince Henry. 8 July 1612. French.

ff. 198r-199v: Letter from Frederic V, Elector Palatine, to Prince Henry. 12 July 1612. French.

ff. 200r-201v: Letter from Cosmo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Prince Henry. 19 July 1612. Italian.

ff. 202r-202v: Letter from Prince Henry to Henry de la Tour, Duke of Bouillon. 31 July 1612. French.

ff. 203r-203v: Letter from Prince Henry to John II, Count Palatine de Zweibrucken. 3 August 1612. French.

ff. 204r-204v: Letter from Prince Henry to the Duke of Radziwill. 5 August 1612. Latin.

ff. 205r-206v: Letter from Ulrich, Duke of Holstein, to Prince Henry. 21 August 1612. French.

ff. 207r-208v: Letter from William Trumbull to Prince Henry. 28 August 1612.

ff. 209r-210v: Letter from Le Chevalier M.K. Schonburg to Prince Henry. 29 August 1612. French.

ff. 211r-212v: Letter from Frederic V, Elector Palatine, to Prince Henry. 29 August 1612. French.

ff. 213r-214v: Letter from Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont, to Prince Henry. [August 1612]. French.

ff. 215r-215v: Letter from Prince Henry to Christian, Prince of Anhalt. [August 1612]. French.

ff. 216r-216v: Letter from Prince Henry to Frederic V, Elector Palatine. [August 1612]. French.

ff. 217r-217v: Letter from Prince Henry to King Louis XIII of France. August 1612. French.

ff. 218r-218v: Letter from Prince Joinville to Prince Henry. 7 September 1612. French.

ff. 219r-219v: Letter from Prince Henry to Frederic V, Elector Palatine. 10 September 1612.

ff. 220r-220v: Letter from Prince Henry to Cosmo II, Duke of Tuscany. [10 September] 1612. French.

ff. 221r-222v: Letter from Louise, Electress Palatine and mother of Frederic V, to Prince Henry. 17 September 1612. French.

ff. 223r-224v: Letter from Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, to Prince Henry. 18 September 1612. French.

ff. 225r-225v: Letter from Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell, to Prince Henry. 22 September 1612.

ff. 226r-227v: Letter from Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, to Prince Henry. September 1612. French.

ff. 228r-229v: Letter from Anthony Gunther, Count of Oldenburg, to Prince Henry. 5 October 1612. Latin.

ff. 230r-230v: Letter to Prince Henry from an unknown recipient. 10 October 1612. French.

ff. 231r-231v: Letter from Prince Henry to Sir Julius Caesar, Chancellor of the Exchequer. October 1612.

ff. 232r-232v: Letter from Prince Henry to Enno, Count of East Frisia (Embden). [October 1612].

ff. 233r-234v: Letter from Leonell Sharpe to Prince Henry. [No date].

f. 235r-235v: Letter from Prince Henry to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. [1612].

f. 236r-236v: Letter from Prince Henry to Louise, Electress Palatine and mother of Frederic V. 1612. French.

ff. 237r-237v: Letter from Prince Henry to Henry, Duke of Lorraine. [1612]. French.

ff. 238r-238v: Letter from Prince Henry to the Duke of Radziwill. 1612. French.

ff. 239r-240v: Letter from Frederic V, Elector Palatine, to Prince Henry. 1612. French.

ff. 241r-241v: Letter from Prince Henry to Francis, Comte de Vaudemont. [1612]. French.

ff. 242r-242v: Letter from Henri, Duke of Rohan, to Prince Henry. [1612]. French.

ff. 243r-244v: Letter from Sir Thomas Puckering to Prince Henry. [1612].

ff. 245r-245v: Letter from Prince Henry to Christian, Prince of Anhalt. 1612. French.

ff. 246r-246v: Letter from Prince Henry to an unknown correspondent. Incomplete, no date.

ff. 247r-247v: Letter from Prince Henry to an unknown King. Incomplete, no date. French.

ff. 248r-248v: Letter from Prince Henry to Marie Stuart, Countess of Marr. No date.

ff. 249r-249v: Letter from Prince Henry to Prince Joinville. French.

ff. 250r-251v: Letter from William Sheffield to Prince Henry. 20 January [1612/13]. Latin.

ff. 252r-252v: Letter from Margaret Maistertoun to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 254r-255v: Letter from John Spencer, son of Lord Robert Spencer, to Prince Henry. Latin.

ff. 256r-256v: Letter from George Gordoun, Earl of Huntly, to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 257r-260v: Two letters from Ulrich, Duke of Holstein, to Prince Henry. 29 and 30 December. French.

ff. 261r-264v: Two letters from Marie Stuart, Countess of Marr, to Prince Henry. No dates. French.

ff. 265r-266v: Letter from Sir Philip Carye to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 267r-268v: Letter from Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, to Prince Henry. 14 April [1612/13]. French.

ff. 269r-269v: Letter from Alexander Livingstone, Earl of Linlithgow, to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 270r-271v: Letter from Prince Frederic of Brunswick to Prince Henry. No date. French.

ff. 272r-272v: Letter from Alice, Countess of Derby, to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 273r-274v: Letter from Francis Beaumont to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 275r-276v: Letter from Frederic I, Landgrave of Hessen, to Prince Henry. No date. French.

ff. 277r-278v: Two letters from Frances, Countess of Hertford, to Prince Henry. No date and 1 July [1612/13].

ff. 279r-280v: Letter from Sir Henry Lee to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 281r-281v: Letter from Sir Thomas Puckering to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 282r-283v: Letter from Sir Thomas Puckering to Prince Henry. 19 November [no year].

ff. 284r-286v: Two letters from Leonell Sharpe to Prince Henry. No dates.

ff. 287r-290v: Two letters from Prince Frederic of Brunswick to Prince Henry. No dates. French.

ff. 291r-291v: Letter from Frederick V, Elector Palatine, to Prince Henry. No date.

ff. 292r-293v: Letter from Francis Hotman to Prince Henry. No date. French.

ff. 294r-294v: Letter from Nectarius, Archbishop of Macedonia, to Prince Henry. No date. Latin.

ff. 295r-298v: Two letters from Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, to Prince Henry. No dates.

ff. 299r-300v: Letter from Henry, Duke of Lorraine, to Prince Henry. No date. French.

ff. 301r-302v: Letter from Charles, Duke of Lorraine, to Prince Henry. No date. French.

ff. 303r-309v: Six letters from Prince Joinville to Prince Henry. No dates. French.

ff. 310r-314v: Four letters from one de Gye to Prince Henry. 30 January, and no date. French.

ff. 315r-326v: Ten letters from Louis de L’Hôpital, Marquis de Vitry, to Prince Henry. No dates. French.

ff. 327r-330v: Three letters from François de Lorraine, Duke of Vaudemont, to Prince Henry. No dates. French.

ff. 331r-332v: Two letters from Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont, to Prince Henry. No dates. French.

ff. 333r-334v: Letter from Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, to Prince Henry. 24 January 1628.

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Harley Collection

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Harley MS 7008 : Correspondence of Prince Henry, 1611-1612

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1611

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1612

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Materials: Paper.

Dimensions: 335 x 240 mm.

Foliation: xvii + 334.

Binding: British Museum. Post-1600.

Script: Secretary, italic.

Custodial History:

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Provenance:

Adam Newton (d. 1630), tutor to Prince Henry: former owner.

Sir Henry Puckering (1618-1701): former owner.

George Paul (d. 1714), fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: former owner.

George Paul’s landlady: former owner.

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 under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.

Publications:

A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum (London: British Museum, 1808), vol. 3, p. 498

Thomas Birch, ed., The Life of Henry, Prince of Wales (London: A. Millar, 1760)

Roy Strong, Henry, Prince of Wales, and England's Lost Renaissance (New York: Thames and Hudson, 1986)

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