Add MS 38846

HODGKIN PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. i + 150). Autograph Letters and Papers of Royal and historical personages, 1547-1725, followed by transcripts of Add. Charters 59140-59145: —

1. Letter from the Rector, Magistri, and Doctores of Wittenberg University to John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, on the war with the Emperor, the Pope's threat to raze Wittenberg and cast Luther's body to the dogs, etc.; St. Gregory's day [12 Mar. 15]47. [italics]Signed[/italics] by Caspar Creutziger, Johann Bugenhagen, Philip Melanchthon, Paul Eber (in whose hand the letter is written), and other leading Reformers. [italics]Germ[/italics]. Said to have been found on the field of Mühlberg, when the Elector was defeated and captured, 24 Apr. 1547. [italics]Hist. MSS. Comm[/italics]., p. 257. Followed (f. 11) by engraved portraits of John Frederick, Eber, and Bugenhagen. Lot 38. f. 1.

2. Letter from Metellus [Jean Matal], the geographer, to Valterus [Cornelius Wouters] at Bonn, with political news, chiefly of the French factions, the plots against Coligny, the siege of Havre, etc., and giving his respects to George Cassander; Cologne, 2 July, 1563. [italics]Lat[/italics]. Lot 55. f. 14.

3. Letter from Henry III of Navarre (afterwards Henry IV of France) to James VI of Scotland, promising to send him [Guillaume de Salluste,] le Sieur de Bartas, the Gascon poet, whom James admired and desired to see; 'De la Rochelle, ce x[superscript]e [/superscript]davryl' [1587]. [italics]Fr. Holograph[/italics]. ([italics]Cf[/italics]. G. Pellissier, [italics]La Vie et Les Oeuvres de Du Bartas[/italics], 1883, p. 18). Belonged to John Webster, LL.D. (Sotheby sale-cat., 5 May, 1892, lot 132). [italics]H.M.C[/italics]., p. 36. Lot 80. f. 17.

4. Papers relating to the fleet, signed by James, Duke of York [James II], as Lord High Admiral: — (a) Letter to Capt. Richard Rooth of the Dartmouth (knighted 1675), instructing him to seize all Dutch vessels as prizes; Whitehall, 14 Dec. 1664. Lot 295. f. 20; — (b) Instructions to the Principal Officers and Commisssioners of the Navy, relative to the signing of bills and payment of money for the Service; Oxford, 26 Dec. 1665. Lot 297. f. 22; — (c) Letter to [Jean,] Comte d'Estrées, Commander of the allied French fleet, fixing a rendezvous and enclosing 'Signal pour les deus flottes en cas de rencontre'; 'De l'embouchure de la Tamise entre le Cant et le Shoe ce 2 jour de May st. v. a dix heures du matin' [1672; previous to the battle of Southwold Bay]. Lot 295. f. 25.

5. Letter [italics]signed[/italics] G[uillaume] H[enri], Prince d'Orange, replying to congratulations on his appointment as Captain- and Admiral-General of the United Netherlands; Hague, 16 Mar. 1672. [italics]Dutch[/italics]. [italics]H.M.C[/italics]., p. 311. Lot 315. f. 30.

6. Licence to Congregationalists to worship in the house of Sibbell Dawson in Leeds, co. York., in accordance with the Declaration of Indulgence of 15 Mar. 1672; 10 June 1672. [italics]Signed[/italics] by Charles II and [Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of] Arlington, Secretary of State. For a similar licence (Presbyterian) see Add. Ch. 6075. Paper signet. Lot 315. f. 33.

7. Letter with [italics]autograph[/italics] subscription from James II to Pope Innocent XI, assuring him of his desire for the advancement of the Catholic Church, and recommending Rinaldo d'Este, uncle of Mary of Modena, James's wife, for promotion to the Cardinalate (he became Cardinal in 1686 and Duke of Modena in 1694); Newmarket, 30 Mar. 1682. [italics]Ital.[/italics] Lot 345. f. 36.

8. Letter from James II to the Lords of the Privy Council (apparently one of several copies, cf. House of Lords MSS., [italics]H.M.C.,[/italics] 12th [italics]Report, App. vi[/italics] (1889), p. 21, where the letter is quoted in full) describing the reasons of his flight and his good intentions if restored; St. Germans en Laye, 14 Jan. 1688. [italics]Signed[/italics] by James and by [John Drummond, Earl of] Melfort. Seal. Printed in J. S. Clarke's [italics]Life of James II,[/italics] ii, 286. Issued also as a broadside, see [italics]Rariora,[/italics] iii, p. 110. [italics]H.M.C.,[/italics] p. 75. Lot 372. f. 39.

9. Letter from William III, with [italics]autograph[/italics] postscript, to an allied German prince, after the capture of Mons, recommending him to keep his troops in readiness near the Rhine; Au camp de Halle, le 14 d'Avril 1691. Lot 437. f. 43.

10. Warrant directed to the Recorder of London and the Sheriffs of London and Midddlesex for the remission of the punishment of the pillory, to which Matthias Browne, gent., was sentenced (with a fine of four nobles) on indictment for spreading a false report of the capture of Limerick; 8 Dec. 1691. [italics]Signed[/italics] by William and by [Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of] Nottingham, Secretary-at-War. Paper signet. [italics]H.M.C.[/italics] p. 332. Lot 437. f. 47.

11. Letter from [Jacques] Basnage [de Beauval], Protestant theologian and author, to [Adrien Maurice, Comte d'Ayen, afterwards (1704) Duc de Noailles], congratulating him on his receipt of the Order of the Golden Fleece, with an account of the political situation on the death of William III and news literary and scientific (he mentions the 3-foot mirror constructed by N. Hartsoeker); Rotterdam, 23 Apr. 1702. [italics]Fr.[/italics] Lot 462. f. 50.

12. Letter from Louis, Duc de Bourgogne, grandson of Louis XIV, and joint commander with the Duc de Vendome of the French army in Flanders, to Milord — , apparently a Jacobite nobleman; au Camp de Soignies, le 29 May 1708. [italics]Fr[/italics]. Lot 384. f. 54.

13. Three letters from 'La princesse d'Austriche' [Marie Elisabeth, Governor of the Netherlands, 1725] to the Duke [of Marlborough?], thanking him for furthering her affairs with Queen Anne; Brussels, 16 Dec. 1712, 25 Feb., 26 Apr. 1713. [italics]Fr. Signed.[/italics] Lot 466. f. 56.

14. Letter of George I to Dr. Johann Just Faber, advocate and procurator in the Imperial Reichskammergericht at Wetzlar, requesting his assistance in furthering a law decision; London, 10/21 July 1715. [italics]Signed.[/italics] Part of seal. [italics]Germ.[/italics] Lot 484. f. 63.

15. Order to the officials at Milan, [italics]signed[/italics] by Eugenio di Sauoya [Prince Eugène], Governor of the city, for payment of the salary of Field-Marshal Antonio Sormani, Comandante della Piazza di Pavia; Milan, 5 Mar. 1716. [italics]Ital[/italics]. Paper [italics]signet[/italics]. Lot 485. f. 66.

16. Warrant to Thomas [Parker,] Lord Parker, Lord Chancellor, [italics]signed[/italics] by George I and J[ames] Craggs, Secretary of State (with signet), to affix the Great Seal to the King's ratification of the Convention for the cessation of arms concluded at the Hague, 2 Apr. 1720, between the Kings of Great Britain, France, Spain, Sardinia, and the Emperor of Germany; 20 May 1720. A copy of the convention and ratification is annexed. Followed (f. 73) by an [italics]engr.[/italics] portrait of George I. Lot 484. f. 67.

17. Accompts of the Privy Purse (cassette) of Louis XV; Apr. -June 1721. [italics]Signed[/italics] by [François de Neufville, Duc de] Villeroy, the King's governor. Lot 485. f. 74.

18. Letter, with [italics]autograph[/italics] subscription, from George I to Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Nemours, Duchess-Dowager of Savoy, widow of Charles Emmanuel II, informing her of the birth of a fourth daughter to the Princess of Wales; 28 Feb. 1722/23. [italics]Fr.[/italics] Seals of the King and of the Duchess. [italics]H.M.C[/italics]., 349. Lot 484. f. 84.

19. Letter with sign-manual of George I and [italics]signed[/italics] by [Thomas Pelham-] Holles, [1st Duke of] Newcastle, Secretary of State, to William Burnet, Governor of New York, granting a year's leave of absence to Richard Riggs, Lieutenant of a Company of Invalids at that station; 30 Mar. 1725. Lot 490. f. 87.

20. Transcripts by J. E. Hodgkin of Add. Ch. 59140-59145; 1340-1834 (see below under Additional Charters acquired in 1914. Fuller descriptions will be given in the Charter-Catalogues, at present in MS.) Lots. 6, 3, 5, 9, 17, 526. f. 90.

includes:

• f. 1 Reformation: Letter from Wittenberg University to the Elector of Saxony, signed by leading Reformers: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 1 Muehlberg, Prussian Saxony: Letter said to have been found on the battlefield: 1547.
• f. 6 Johannes Marcellus, Magister of Wittenberg University: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Dr Conrad Mauser, of Wittenberg University: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Philip Melanchthon: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Lucas Edenberger, Magister of Wittenberg University: Letter to the Elector of Saxony: 1547.: Germ.: Signed.
• f. 6 Paul Eber, Professor at Wittenberg, Reformer: Wittenberg Reformers' letter to the Elector of Saxony written and signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Caspar Creutziger, reformer: Letter to the Elector of Saxony: 1547.: Germ.: Signed.
• f. 6 Benedictus Pauli, Doctor of Wittenberg University: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Melchior Fendi, Doctor of Wittenberg University: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Johannes Bugenhagen, Pomeranus: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 University of Wittenberg: Letter to the Elector of Saxony: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Johannes Stolsius, Magister of Wittenberg University: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Saxony, Electors of. John Frederick: Letter to, from Wittenberg University: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Johannes Saxo, Holstenius, Professor at Wittenberg: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 6 Dr Bleyckhart Sindringer, of Wittenberg University: Letter to the Elector of Saxony signed by: 1547.: Germ.
• f. 11 Art. Portraits: John Frederick,Elector of Saxony, after Dürer: 1523.: Engr.
• f. 11 Saxony, Electors of. John Frederick: Portrait, after Dürer: 1523.: Engr.
• f. 11 Albrecht Dürer: Portrait of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony: 1523,: engr.after.
• f. 12 Paul Eber, Professor at Wittenberg, Reformer: Portrait of: engr.
• f. 12 Art. Portraits: P. Eber d 1569.: Engr.
• f. 13 Lucas Cranach: Portrait of J. Bugenhagen: 1543,: coloured engr. after.
• f. 13 Art. Portraits: J. Bugenhagen, Pomeranus, after Cranach: 1543.: Coloured engr.
• f. 13 Johannes Bugenhagen, Pomeranus: Portrait of, after Cranach: 1543.: Coloured engr.
• f. 14 Jean Matal, geographer: Letter to C. Wouters: 1563.: Lat.
• f. 14 Cornelius Wouters, of Ghent: Letter to, from J. Matal: 1563.: Lat.
• f. 17 James VI of Scotland: Letter to, from Henry III of Navarre: 1587.: Fr.
• f. 17 Henry III of Navarre: Letter to James V1 of Scotland: 1587.: Fr.: Hologr.
• f. 17 Guillaume de Salluste, Sieur Du Baronet '; Gascon poet: Letter conc. his mission to Scotland: 1587.: Fr.
• f. 20 Captain Richard Rooth, RN; Knight 1675: Letter to, from James II: 1664.
• f. 20 James II of England: Letter to Capt. R. Rooth: 1664.: Signed.
• f. 20 Admiralty: Instructions by the Duke of York for seizure of Dutch ships: 1664.
• ff. 20, 22 Navy; England: Admiralty correspondence: 1655-1690.
• f. 21 Sir William Coventry: Signature as Commissioner of the Navy: 1664.
• f. 22 James II of England: Instructions conc. payment for the Navy: 1665.: Signed.
• f. 25 Jean Estrées, Comte d'; Commander of the French fleet: Letter to, from James II: 1672.: Fr.
• f. 25 James II of England: Letter to the Commander of the French fleet: 1672.: Fr.: Signed.
• f. 25 Navy; England: Letter of the Duke of York to the French commander, with signals: 1672.: Fr.: Signed.
• f. 30 William III and Mary II of England: WILLIAM III (and MAR Y II). Letter, as Prince of Orange, to -: to 1672.: Dutch.: Signed.
• f. 33 Charles II of England: Licence to Leeds Congregationalist conventicle: 1672: Signed.
• f. 33 Leeds, Yorkshire: Licence for Congregational conventicle: 1672.
• f. 33 Sect of Independents: Licence for a conventicle at Leeds: 1672.
• f.33 Sibyl Dawson, of Leeds: Licence for a conventicle at her house: 1672.
• f. 34 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Signatures: 1663-1673.
• f. 35 William Scott Cameron, Secretary of East Parade Chapel, Leeds: Letter to J. E. Hodgkin: 1895.
• f. 36 Rinaldo d'Este; Duke of Modena: Recommendation of, for cardinal, by James II: 1682.: Ital.
• f. 36 Innocent XI; Pope: Letter to, from James II: 1682.: Ital.
• f. 36 James II of England: Letter to Pope Innocent XI: 1682.: Ital.: Signed.
• f. 39 John Drummond, Earl of Melfort: James II's letter to the Privy Council signed by;: 1689.
• f.39 James II of England: Letter to the Privy Council.: 1689: Signed.
• f. 43 William III and Mary II of England: Letter to an allied German prince: 1691.: Fr.: Autogr. postscript.
• f. 47 Matthias Browne, gent: Warrant for remission of pillory sentence on: 1691.
• f. 48 William III and Mary II of England: Warrant: 1691.: Signed.
• f. 48 Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham Earl of Winchilsea 1729: Signature: 1691.
• f. 50 Jacques Basnage de Beauval, Protestant theologian: Letter to the Comte d' Ayen: 1702.: Fr.
• f. 50 Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Comte d'Ayen; Duc de Noailles 1704; Maréchal de France 1734: Letter to, from J. Basnage de Beauval: 1702.: Fr.
• f. 54 Bourgogne, Louis, Duc de, grandson of Louis XIV: Letter to a Jacobite nobleman: 1708.: Fr.
• ff. 56, 58, 60 Mary Elizabeth, Princess of Austria: Letters to the Duke of Marlborough: 1712, 1713.: Fr.
• ff. 56, 58, 60 Netherlands, Southern Provinces, Governors of. Mary Elizabeth, of Austria: Letters to the Duke [of Marlborough ?]: 1712, 1713.: Fr.: Signed.
• f. 63 George I of England: Letter to Dr. J. J. Faber: 1715.: Germ.: Signed.
• f. 63 Dr Johann Justus Faber, advocate and procurator at Wetzlar: Letter from George I to: 1715.: Germ.
• f. 66 Field-Marshal Antonio Sormani, Comandante della Piazza di Pavia: Order for his pay: 1716.: Ital.
• f. 66 Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan: Warrant signed by, as Govemor of Milan: 1716.: Ital.
• f 67 George I of England: Warrant to affix the Great Seal to the Convention of the Hague: 1720.: Signed.
• f. 67 Thomas Parker, 1st Baron Parker; 1st Earl of Macclesfield: Warrant to, as Lord Chancellor: 1720.
• f. 68 John Craggs, junior; Secretary of State., etc: Warrant signed by: 1720.
• f. 73 Art. Portraits: George I: 18th cent.: Engr.
• f. 73 George I of England: Portrait of: 18th cent.: Engr.
• f. 74 Louis XV of France: Accompts of his privy purse: 1721.: Fr.
• ff. 78 b, 82 b François de Neufville Villeroy, Duc de; Maréchal de France: Accompt signed by: 1721.
• f. 84 Charles Emmanuel II; Duke of Savoy: Correspondence of his widow Marie Jeanne Baptiste with George I: 1721, 1723.: Fr.
• f. 84 George I of England: Letter to the Duchess Dowager of Savoy: 1723.: Fr.: Signed.
• f. 87 George I of England: Letter to W. Burnet, Governor of New York: 1725.: Signed.
• f. 87 New York, N. America: Leave of absence for Lieut. of Invalids at: 1725.
• f. 87 William Burnet, Governor of New York: Letter to, from the Duke of Newcastle: 1725.
• f. 87 Richard Riggs, Lieutenant of Invalids at New York: Leave of absence to: 1725.
• f. 88 b Thomas Pe1ham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle; Prime Minister: Letter signed by, as Sec. of State: 1725.
• f. 104 Nathaniel J- Hone: Letter to J. E. Hodgkin: 1892.