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MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vol. XL (ff. 25I). Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, viz.:-

(1) Letters to Hugh Hughes, secretary to Sir George Etherege at Ratisbon, chiefly relating to the war in Hungary, 1686-1688. The writers are:-(a) Jacob Richards at Vienna, 25 Apr. 1686. f. 1;-(b) Wil[liam] Leslie, of Count James Leslie's household at Graz and Pettau, 4/14 Nov. 1686-23 Aug. 1688. ff. 3-19, 21-23;-(c) J. Watkins at Vienna, 13 May 1688. f. 70.

(2) Letters to Lord Middleton from persons serving with the Imperial army against the Turks, viz.:-(a) [Sir William Stewart, 1st Viscount] Mountjoy at the siege of Buda, 6 July-2 Sept. 1686. ff. 24-40;-(b) J[ohn] Cutts [Baron Cutts 1690], 29 July-9 Nov. 1687. ff. 41-59;-(c) [Count James] Leslie, Imperial Field-Marshal; Graz, 22 Apr. 1688. Signed. f. 6o;-(d) [Sir] Tho[mas] Strachan, Bart., Major in Gen. Leslie's Regiment, 25 May-8 Oct. 188. ff. 62-77.

(3) Letters from [Nicholas Taaffe, 2nd Earl of] Carlingford, Envoy to the Emperor, and from Thomas Lane, D.C.L., his secretary, to Lord Middleton and Dr Owen Wynne; Vienna, 1 May-1 Oct. 188. A final letter from Lane to Lord Sunderland (f. 142) encloses a report on the Imperial Court; Vienna, 17 Oct. 1688. ff. 78-147.

(4) Papers rel. mainly to Russia and Poland, viz.:-(a) Letters from P[atrick] Gordon, General in the Russian service, to Lord Middleton, with two (ff. 159, 164) to Samuel Meverell, London merchant; Moscow, 17 Sept. 1686-3 July 1688. ff. 148-169;-(b) Papers rel. to the Russian embassy sent to England in 1687 to announce the Treaty of 1686 between Poland and Russia, including credentials in Russian from the Tsars Ivan and Peter, to Vasili Timofevevitch Posnikov as Envoy, 16 Feb. 1687, with translation by 'Mr Arsenius ye Watchmaker' (ff. 171-173); the passport in Latin of the said Envoy, 18 Feb. 1687 (f. 175); a copy in Polish of the above-mentioned Treaty (ff. 177-188b); and correspondence between the Envoy and the English authorities rel. to an increase in his allowance and the provision of transport back to Russia, 26 Sept.-6 Dec. 1687 (ff. 189-193).

(5) Miscellaneous correspondence from countries attached to the Southern Department, namely France, the Spanish peninsula and Italy, including letters from B[evill Skelton at Paris, J[ohn] Stafford at Madrid, and [Lord] Tho[mas] Howard of Worksop at Rome, 31 Jan. 1684-1 Dec. 1688. ff. 194-251.

Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton: Papers of: 1660-1688, n.d.

Owen Wynne, d 1700 LLD; Under-Secretary of State: Correspondence and papers of, in the Middleton Papers.

includes:

f. 1 Hugh Hughes, Secretary to Sir G Etherege at Ratisbon: Letter to, from J. Richards: 1686.
f. 1 Jacob Richards, at Vienna: Letter to H. Hughes: 1686.
ff. 1-77 passim Hungary: Letters to Lord Middleton, etc., from British subjects serving against the Turks in: 1686-1688.
ff. 3-18, 21-23 Colonel William Leslie, Bishop of Laibach 1718: Letters to H. Hughes: 1686-1688.
ff. 3-18, 21-23 Hugh Hughes, Secretary to Sir G Etherege at Ratisbon: Letters to, from Col. W. Leslie: 1686-1688.
f. 19 Hugh Hughes, Secretary to Sir G Etherege at Ratisbon: Letter to, from J. Watkins: 1688.
f. 19 J. Watkins, at Vienna: Letter to H. Hughes: 1688.
ff. 24-40 Sir William Stewart, 3rd Baronet; 1st Viscount Mountjoy: Letters to Lord Middleton: 1686-1688.
ff. 24-40 Buda, Hungary: Letters from Lord Mountjoy at the siege to Lord Middleton: 1686.
ff. 41-59 John Cutts, Baron Cutts; Governor of the Isle of Wight; Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland: Letters to Lord Middleton: 1687-1688.
f. 60 Count James Leslie,; Imperial FieldMarshal: Letter to Lord Middleton: 1688.
ff. 62, 66-77 Sir Thomas Strachan, Baronet; Major in General Leslie's Regt: Letters to Lord Middleton: 1688.
f.64 Sir Thomas Strachan, Baronet; Major in General Leslie's Regt: Letter to H. Hughes: 1688.
f. 68 Maps and Plans: Circumvallation at Illok, in Slavonia: 1688.
f. 68 Illok, Slavonia: Plan of circumvallation: 1688.
ff. 78-140 passim Nicholas Taaffe, 2nd Earl of Carlingford: Correspondence, as Envoy at Vienna, with Lord Middleton: 1688.
ff. 80, 85, 98-103, 106-111, 114-118, 142 Thomas Lane, DCL; Secretary to Lord Carlingford; Ambassador to Hungary: Letters to Lord Middleton and O. Wynne: 1688.
f. 82 Inventions: Details of explosives invented by Capt. Ovenus Caare (?): 1688.
f. 82 Captain Ovenus Caare, Danish dragoon: Details of explosives invented by(?): 1688.
ff. 148-169 passim Colonel Patrick Gordon, Russian Ambassador to England: Correspondence with Lord Middleton: 1686-1688.: Engl. and (f. 162) Lat.
ff. 148-169 passim Ivan and Peter of Russia: Letters of P. Gordon, General in Russian service, to Lord Middleton: 1686-1688.
ff. 159, 164 Colonel Patrick Gordon, Russian Ambassador to England: Letters to S. Meverell: 1687.
ff. 170-193 Ivan and Peter of Russia: Papers of V. T. Posnikov as Envoy to England, 1687. Russian: Lat., and Engl.
ff. 172, 173 Vasili Timofeyevitch Posnikov: Credentials as Envoy to England: 1687.: Russian with Engl. transl.
f. 175 Vasili Timofeyevitch Posnikov: Passport: 1687.: Lat.
ff. 177-188 b John III, Sobieski; King of Poland: Treaty of alliance with Russia: 1686.: Polish.: Copy.
ff. 177-188b Treaties: Treaty of alliance betw. Poland and Russia: 1686.: Polish.: Copy.
ff. 177-188b Ivan and Peter of Russia: Treaty of alliance with Poland: 1686.: Polish.: Copy.
ff. 189-193 Vasili Timofeyevitch Posnikov: Correspondence with English commissioners rel. to allowance, etc.: 1687.
f. 194 William Frankland: Letter to O. Wynne: 1684.
ff. 198-201 b Philip William; Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Memorial of grievances to Louis XIV: 1685.: Fr.
ff. 205, 207, 213, 218 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Bevil Skelton, diplomatist: Correspondence with Lord Middleton: 1682-1688.
f. 209 Captain Solomon Slater: Letters to Lord Middleton: 1686, 1687.
f. 211 Charles Colbert, Marquis de Croissy: Letter to the Nuncio in Paris: 1687.: Fr.: Copy.
ff. 215, 216, 222 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Bevil Skelton, diplomatist: Letters to O. Wynne: 1688.
f. 220 Edward Wyborne, with the Duke of St Albans: Letter to Lord Middleton: 1688.
ff. 226, 236, 243 John Stafford, Envoy to Spain: Letters to Lord Middleton: 1688.
f. 228 Sir John Lytcott, Secretary to the British Embassy at Rome 1688: Letter to Lord Middleton: 1688.
ff. 230, 232 Lord Thomas Howard, of Worksop; Envoy at Rome: Letters to Lord Middleton: 1686-1688.
f. 234 Charles Scarburgh, Envoy, to Portugal: Letter to the Lord President: 1688.
ff. 238, 246 Paul de Barrillon d'Amoncourt, Marquis de Branges; French Ambassador in London: Memorials to the King: 1688.: Fr.
ff. 240, 244 Sir Thomas Dereham, Resident at Florence: Letters to Lord Middleton: 1688.

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Add MS 41803-41846 : MIDDLETON PAPERS, consisting mainly of the official correspondence of Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton, Secretary of…

Add MS 41842 : MIDDLETON PAPERS. Vol. XL (ff. 25I). Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, viz.:- (1) Letters to Hugh Hughes, secretary to Sir…

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French
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1684

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1688

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1684-1688

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Names:

Caare, Ovenus, army officer, fl 1684-1688
Colbert, Charles, Marquis de Croissy, 1625-1696
Cutts, John, Baron Cutts, Governor of the Isle of Wight, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland, 1661-1707
Dereham, Thomas, of Florence, diplomat and cousin of Sir Thomas Dereham, fl 1688
Frankland, William, of Add MS 41842
Gordon, Patrick Leopold, army officer and diplomat, 1635-1699
Howard, Thomas, of Worksop; Envoy at Rome
Hughes, Hugh, Secretary to Sir G Etherege at Ratisbon
Ivan and Peter, of Russia
John III Sobieski, King of Poland
Lane, Thomas, DCL; Secretary to Lord Carlingford; Ambassador to Hungary
Leslie, James, Count, Imperial FieldMarshal
Leslie, William, Colonel; Bishop of Laibach 1718
Lytcott, John, Secretary to the British Embassy at Rome 1688
Middleton, Charles, 2nd Earl of Middleton
Philip William, Elector Palatine, 1615-1690
Posnikov, Vasili Timofeyevitch
Richards, Jacob, at Vienna
Scarburgh, Charles, Envoy, to Portugal
Skelton, Bevil, Lieutenant-Colonel diplomatist, 1641-1696
Slater, Solomon, Captain
Stafford, John, Envoy to Spain
Stewart, William, 1st Viscount Mountjoy, also Sir William Stewart, 3rd baronet, 1650-1692
Strachan, Thomas, Baronet, Major in General Leslie's Regt
Taaffe, Nicholas, 2nd Earl of Carlingford
Watkins, J., at Vienna
Wyborne, Edward, with the Duke of St Albans
Wynne, Owen, LLD; Under-Secretary of State, d 1700
d'Amoncourt, Paul, Marquis de Branges, French Ambassador in London, 1630-1691

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Buda, Hungary
Hungary, Europe
Illok, Slavonia