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040-002109666

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032-002109547

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TRANSCRIPTS BY BIRCH of state letters and papers. The principal contents are:-

(1) 'Memorabilia in the Earl of Strafford's letters', being brief notes of the contents of the two volumes of Letters of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, printed in 1740 by Dr. William Knowler from the originals in the possession of Thomas Watson-Wentworth, Earl of Malton, now in the Wentworth-Woodhouse Collection at Sheffield Public Library. Birch's references are to the printed edition. French and English. ff. 1-47.

(2) Sir Henry Norris to Queen Elizabeth, on his negotiations at the French Court; 'Angiers', 13 Apr. 1570. Copy. ff. 51-55.

(3) Charles I to Edward Somerset, titular Earl of Glamorgan, beginning 'Glamorgan, I am glad to heare that you ar gone to Irland', etc.; Hereford, 23 June 1645. Copy. f. 56.

(4) Ralph Montagu, Ambassador to France, to Lord Arlington and Charles II; Paris, 30 June 1670-Feb. 1672. Cf. Add MS. 4201. Extracts. ff. 59-61.

(5) Queen Mary to Rachel, widow of William, Lord Russell; 12 July 1687-8 Oct. 1691. Copies. ff. 62-63.

(6) Roger Ascham to Sir William Cecil on the death of his wife's father — Howe; 1559. Copy. ff. 65-66.

(7) Henry Saville, Ambassador to France, to Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State; 22 Mar. 168 0/1, 22 July 1681. Copies. ff. 69-72.

(8) John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, to George Lewis, Elector of Hanover; 3 Aug. 1710. French. Copy. f. 73.

(9) Memoirs relating to Sir George Byng, afterwards Viscount Torrington; 1688-1690. Extracts. ff. 74-89.

(10) Frederic Caillaud, traveller, to a Director of the East India Company, giving an account of the war in India; 'from the camp near Trichinopoly', 6 Feb. 1754. Copy. ff. 90-99.

(11) Journal by Robert Sidney, 2nd Eari of Leicester, of his embassy to Christian IV, King of Denmark, in 1632. Extract. f. 101. Paper; ff. 103. Quarto. XVIII cent.

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

includes:

ff. 1-47 Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford d 1641: Extracts from his letters: 1617-1641.
ff. 48, 49 George Gilpin, diplomatist: Letters to Lord Burghley: 1596.: Copies.
ff. 48, 49 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letters to, from G. Gilpin: 1596.: Copies.
f. 50 William Smithe: Letter to --: 1604.: Copy.
f. 51 Sir Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norris of Rycote: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1570.: Copy.
f. 51 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Sir H. Norris: 1570.: Copy.
f. 56 Charles I of England: Letter to Lord Glamorgan: 1645.: Copy.
f. 56 Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester 1646, d 1667, styled Earl of Glamorgan: Letter to, from Charles I: 1645.: Copy.
f. 56b Charles Hickman, Bishop of Derry: Letter to the Bp. of Rochester: circ. 1700.: Copy.
f. 57b (extract) Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; composer: Letter to the Bp of Rochester: 1700.
ff. 59, 60 Ralph Montagu, Duke of Montagu 1705; Master of the Wardrobe: Letters to Lord Arlington: 1669-1672.: Copies.
ff. 59-60 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Letters to, from R. Montagu: 1669-1672.: Extr. and copies.
ff. 62, 63 Rachel Russell, widow of William, Lord Russell: Letters to, from Qu. Mary: 1687, 1691.: Copies.
ff. 62-63 William III and Mary II of England: Letters of Qu. Mary to Lady Russell: 1687-1691: Copies.
f. 64 Admiral Sir John Narbrough, Navy Commissioner: Letter to -: 1674.
f. 65 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from R. Ascham: 1559.: Copy.
f. 65 Roger Ascham, d 1568 scholar: Letter to Sir W. Cecil: 1559.: Copy.
f. 67 John Fincham, lawyer, of Outwell: Letter to R. L'Estrange: 1684.: Copy.
f. 67 Sir Roger L'Estrange, journalist and pamphleteer: Letter to, from J. Fincham: 1684.: Copy.
f. 68 Sir Roger L'Estrange, journalist and pamphleteer: Letter to F. Vincent: 1688.: Copy.
f. 68 Francis Vincent, formerly page of the Duke of Monmouth: Letter to, from Sir R. L'Estrange: 1688.: Copy.
ff. 69, 71 Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State: Letters to, from H. Saville: 1681.: Copies.
ff. 69, 71 Henry Savile, diplomatist: Letters to Sir L. Jenkins: 1681.: Copies.
f. 73 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to the Elector of Hanover: 1710.: Fr.: Copy.
ff. 74-89 George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Memoirs rel. to: 1688-1690.: Extr.
ff. 90-99 Frederic Caillaud: Account of the war in India: 1754.: Copy.
ff. 90-99 India: Account of the war near Trichinopoly: 1754.
f. 100 A. S.; of Edinburgh: Letter to -: 1745.
f. 100 Scotland General: Particulars of the landing of Charles Edward Stuart in: 1745.
f. 101 Christian IV of Denmark: Abstract of the journal of Lord Leicester's mission to: 1632.
f. 101 Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester 1626: Abstract of the Journal of his embassy to Denmark: 1632.
f. 102 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 103 George Garrard, Master of the Charterhouse 1637: Biographical notes: 18th cent.

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002109547
040-002109666

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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 4205 : TRANSCRIPTS BY BIRCH of state letters and papers. The principal contents are:- (1) 'Memorabilia in the Earl of Strafford's…

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English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1700

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1799

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18th century

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Names:

Aldrich, Henry, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, composer, 1648-1710
Ascham, Roger, author and royal tutor, 1515-1568
Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans,, Lord Chancellor, politician and philosopher, 1561-1626
Bennet, Henry, 1st Earl of Arlington
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Byng, George, 1st Viscount Torrington
Caillaud, Frederic
Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Christian IV, of Denmark
Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121446237
Fincham, John, lawyer, of Outwell, fl 1684
Garrard, George, politician, courtier and Master of the Charterhouse, 1579-after 1650
Gilpin, George, diplomat and translator, d 1602,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000388959234
Hickman, Charles, Bishop of Derry
Jenkins, Leoline, Sec of State, 1625-1685
L'Estrange, Roger, journalist and pamphleteer
Mary II, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1662-1694
Montagu, Ralph, Duke of Montagu 1705, Master of the Wardrobe
Narbrough, John, Knight, naval officer, d 1688
Norris, Henry, 1st Baron Norris of Rycote, 1525-1601
Russell, Rachel, widow of William, Lord Russell
Savile, Henry, diplomatist
Sidney, Robert, 2nd Earl of Leicester 1626
Smithe, William, of Add MS 4205
Somerset, Edward, 2nd Marquess of Worcester 1646, styled Earl of Glamorgan, d 1667
Vincent, Francis, formerly page of the Duke of Monmouth
Wentworth, Thomas, Earl of Strafford, d 1641

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India, Asia