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040-002109552

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032-002109547

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TRANSCRIPTS AND ABSTRACTS OF STATE PAPERS made by Birch, in 1753 (cf. f. 24), probably from the originals then in the State Paper Office, as follows:-

(1) Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the Queen and others, when in command of the forces in the Low Countries; 8 May 1586-22 Nov. 1587. Abstracts. ff. 1-23.

(2) Sir Henry Killigrew (a) to Queen Elizabeth; Blois, 8 Feb. 1571/2 Abstract. f. 24;-(b) to Secretary Walsingham, Lord Burghley, etc.; 4 Aug. 1587-4 Sept. 1588. Abstract. ff. 25-28.

(3) Sir William Russell to Lord Burghley; 17 July 1587-12 Feb. 1588/9. Abstract. f. 28.

(4) Thomas Wilkes, member of the Council of State of the Netherlands, etc., to Lord Leicester, etc.; 3 Dec. 1586-27 Nov. 1587. Abstracts. ff. 29-33b.

(5) Lord Leicester to Lord Burghley, etc.,'extracts of a volume ... in the Paper Office indors'd Lowe Countryes'; 11 July-27 Dec. 1571, 29 Jan.

158 5/6-21 Nov. 1587. ff. 34-53b.

(6) Valentine Dale to Queen Elizabeth, on his negotiations with the Duke of Parma; Ostend, 14 Mar. 1587/8. Copy. ff. 54-63b.

(7) 'Account of Mr. [Thomas] Wylkes's Negotiation with the States General in June 1590'. Copy. ff. 64-72b.

(8) Valentine Dale to Sir Christopher Hatton, 'from the original among the Papers of S'Julius Caesar, Vol. 160. p. 132'; Bourbourg, 26 July 1588. Extract. f. 73. Paper; ff. 73. Quarto. A.D. 1753.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

ff. 1-23 Elizabeth I of England: Letters to, from Lord Leicester: 1586-1587.: Abstracts.
ff. 1-23 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Letters to Qu. Elizabeth, etc., when commanding the forces in the Low Countries: 1586-1587.: Abstracts.
ff. 24-28 Sir Henry Killigrew, diplomatist: Letters to Qu. Elizabeth and Walsingham: 1572-1588.: Abstracts.
ff. 24-28 Elizabeth I of England: Letters to, from Sir H. Killigrew: 1572-1588.: Abstracts.
f. 28 William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1587-1589.: Abstr.
f. 28 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from Sir W. Russell: 1587-1589.: Abstract.
ff. 29-33b Thomas Wilkes, diplomatist: Letters to Lord Leicester: 1586-1590.: Abstracts.
ff. 34-53b Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Letters rel. to the Low Countries: 1571-1587.: Extr.
f. 54 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from V. Dale: 1588.: Copy.
f. 54 Valentine Dale, LLD; diplomatist: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1588.: Copy.
ff. 64-72b Thomas Wilkes, diplomatist: Account of his negotiations with the States General: 1590.: Copy.
f. 73 Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Letter to, from V. Dale: 1588.: Extr.
f. 73 Valentine Dale, LLD; diplomatist: Letter to Sir C. Hatton: 1588.: Extr.

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Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002109547
040-002109552

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Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…

Add MS 4105 : TRANSCRIPTS AND ABSTRACTS OF STATE PAPERS made by Birch, in 1753 (cf. f. 24), probably from the originals then in the State Paper…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1753

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1753

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1753

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Names:

Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley
Dale, Valentine, civil lawyer and diplomat, 1520-1589,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/90497487
Dudley, Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, courtier and statesman, ?1532-1588
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121446237
Hatton, Christopher, courtier and politician, c 1540-1591,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081171063
Killigrew, Henry, diplomatist; of Add MS 4105
Russell, William, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh
Wilkes, Thomas, diplomatist