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Cotton MS Domitian A VIII, f 175
- Record Id:
- 041-001103660
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001660.0x00000f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100060747426.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Domitian A VIII, f 175
- Title:
- Letter of William Spring
- Scope & Content:
- This folio contains a letter from William Spring, acknowledging receipt of a previous letter and instructions, with notes in another hand written on the back and along the sides. The notes on the back list a codex's contents.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001103650
041-001103660 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Domitian A VIII : Libellus de primo Saxonum aduentu; Letter of Pope Paschal II; Concordat of Worms; Planctus of Oedipus; Hildebert of…
Cotton MS Domitian A VIII, f 175 : Letter of William Spring - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[1153]/040-001103650[0010]/041-001103660
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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Part of Cotton MS Domitian A VIII
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Cotton_MS_Domitian_A_viii (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1649
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 17th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Custodial History:
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Origin: England: written by Sir William Spring (b. 1588, d. 1638), member of Parliament (f. 175r).
Provenance:
? Sir Simonds D’Ewes (b. 1602, d. 1650), first baronet, diarist and antiquary: possible recipient.
This letter was probably bound with Cotton MS Domitian A VIII after the publication of Planta’s Catalogue (1802).
- Publications:
- [Planta, Joseph], Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library, deposited in the British Museum (London, 1802), p. 573.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)