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Sloane MS 1523

Record Id:

040-002113874

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002112337

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000603.0x0000c0

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Sloane MS 1523

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Sloane 1523

Paper, in 8vo, ff. 42, XVII century; bound with no. 3111.

1. A short treatise on Fruit Trees (imperfect). ff.1-12.

2. A few extracts from some work on planting trees, (imperfect). ff.13-24.

3. Maxims, sayings, and short accounts of several eminent men who lived mostly in the reign of Henry VIII, imperfect at the commencement. Ayscough ascribes it to John Wrighte, about 1607. ff.25-42.

includes:

ff. 1-24 b Horticulture: Treatises on fruit trees, and on planting of trees: 17th cent.
f. 25 Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex: Character of: 17th cent.: Imperf.
f. 25 b Thomas Audley, Baron Audley of Walden; Lord Chancellor: Character of: 17th cent.
ff. 25-42 b John Wrighte: Biographical notes of eminent men, temp. Henr. VIII.-Eliz.: circ. 1607.
ff. 25-42 b Biography: Characters and aphorisms of eminent men: chiefly tempp. Henry VIII.-Eliz.; 17th cent.
f. 26 Sir Thomas Wyatt, the elder; poet: Maxims of: 17th cent.
f. 27 Sir John Fineux, Chief Justice of the King's Bench: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 28 Edward Fox, Bishop of Hereford: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 28 b Anthony St Leger, Lord-Deputy of Ireland: Character of, and aphorisms by: 17th cent.
f. 29 Sir Ralph Sadleir, English Ambassador to Scotland: Character of and aphorisms by: 17th cent.
f. 29 b Sir Richard Morison: Maxims and sayings: 17th cent.
f. 29 b Sir William Paget, Comptroller of the Royal Household: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 30 Nicholas Wotton, Dean of Canterbury and York; diplomatist: Political maxims: 17th cent.
f. 30 b Thomas Wriothesley, Baron Wriothesley; Earl of Southampton 1547; Lord Chancellor: Maxims of: 17th cent.
f. 31 Sir John FitzJames, Chief Justice of the King's Bench: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 31 b Sir William Molyneux, of Sefton, county Lancashire: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 32 William FitzWilliam, Earl of Southampton: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 32 b Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk: Maxims of: 17th cent.
f. 32 b Thomas Darcy, Baron Darcy of Chiche 1551: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 33 Sir Edward Howard, Lord High Admiral: Maxims of: 17th cent.
f. 33 Sir Edward Stanley, afterwards Baron Monteagle (1514-1523): Character of: 17th cent.
f. 33 b Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester d 1526: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 33 b Henry Marney, 1st Baron Marney; KG; Keeper of the Privy Seal, 1522-1523: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 33 b Sir William Compton, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1513-1516): Character of: 17th cent.
f. 33 b Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset: Maxims attributed to: 17th cent.
ff. 33, 42 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk: Maxims: 17th cent.
f. 34 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham: Maxims of: 17th cent.
f. 34 Sir Robert Wingfield, Ambassador to the Emperors Maximilian and Charles V: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 35 b Sir Anthony Browne, politician; Master of the Horse: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 36 b Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal; Archbishop of York: Character of, by Lord Herbert: 17th cent.
f. 36 b Seymour family: Character of the Seymours living temp. Edw. VI.: 17th cent.
f. 37 b Sir John Cheke, tutor to Edward VI; Provost of King's College, Cambridge: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 37 b Parr family: Character of the Parrs living temp. Edward VI.: 17th cent.
f. 37 b Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 38 b Sir Clement Paston, Sea captain: Character of: 17th cent.
f.38 b Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 39 Sir John Mason: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 39 b Sir William Stamford, Justice of the Common Pleas (1554-1558): Maxims of: 17th cent.
f. 40 Sir John Jeffrey, Chief Baron of the Exchequer: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 41 Sir Francis Walsingham: Maxims: 17th cent.
f. 41 b Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Character of: 17th cent.
f. 42 Sir Thomas Chaloner, senior: Apophthegm: 17th cent.
f. 42 Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury; President of the Council of the North: Apophthegm: 17th cent.
f. 42 b Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, Ambassador to France and to Scotland: Apophthegms: 17th cent.
f. 42 (17th cent) Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon: Apophthegm.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Sloane Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002112337
040-002113874

Is part of:

Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts

Sloane MS 1523 : Sloane 1523Paper, in 8vo, ff. 42, XVII century; bound with no. 3111.1. A short treatise on Fruit Trees (imperfect). ff.1-12.2. A…

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century

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Names:

Audley, Thomas, Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor, 1487-1544
Browne, Anthony, Knight, courtier, 1500-1548
Carey, Henry, 1st Baron Hunsdon, courtier and administrator, 1526-1596,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080605253
Chaloner, Thomas, senior
Cheke, John, Knight, humanist, royal tutor, and administrator, 1514-1557
Compton, William, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1513-1516)
Cromwell, Thomas, royal minister and Earl of Essex, ?1485-1540,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121257583
Darcy, Thomas, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche, courtier, 1506-1558
Dudley, Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, courtier and statesman, ?1532-1588
Fineux, John, Knight, judge, c 1441-1526
FitzJames, John, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, c 1465-1542
Fitzwilliam, William, Earl of Southampton, courtier and naval administrator, c 1490-1542
Fox, Edward, Bishop of Hereford, 1496-1538
Grey, Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, magnate and courtier, 1477-1530
Howard, Edward, Lord High Admiral
Howard, Thomas, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 1473-1554,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/000000003133643X
Howard, Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Jeffrey, John, Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Marney, Henry, 1st Baron Marney, KG; Keeper of the Privy Seal, 1522-1523
Mason, John, of Sloane MS 1523
Molyneux, William, of Sefton, county Lancashire
Morison, Richard
Paget, William, Comptroller of the Royal Household
Parr, Family
Paston, Clement, Sea captain
Rich, Richard, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor, 1496/7-1567
Sadleir, Ralph, English Ambassador to Scotland
Seymour, Family
Somerset, Charles, 1st Earl of Worcester, d 1526
St Leger, Anthony, Lord-Deputy of Ireland
Stafford, Edward, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, 1478-1521
Stamford, William, Justice of the Common Pleas (1554-1558)
Stanley, Edward, afterwards Baron Monteagle (1514-1523)
Talbot, Francis, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, President of the Council of the North
Throgmorton, Nicholas, Ambassador to France and to Scotland
Walsingham, Francis, of Sloane MS 1523
Wentworth, Thomas, 1st Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead
Wingfield, Robert, Ambassador to the Emperors Maximilian and Charles V
Wolsey, Thomas, Cardinal, Archbishop of York
Wotton, Nicholas, diplomat and dean of Canterbury and York, c. 1497-1567
Wrighte, John
Wriothesley, Thomas, Baron Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton 1547; Lord Chancellor
Wyatt, Thomas, poet and ambassador, c 1503-1542