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A collection of copies of English historical treatises

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MS. Willis 58

Summary

A collection of copies of English historical treatises:

1. Fol. 3. William Roper's Life of sir Thomas More.

2. Fol. 80. 'Letters of the queene of Scotts and Anthony Babington': followed by:

Fol. 88. 'An abreuiate of [John] Ballard and Babingtons their conspiracies, discouered the iiijth of August 1586'

Fol. 92. 'The arraignement of Anthony Babington ... [and others] 13 & 14 Sept. 1586'

Fol. 102. 'An arraignement of Edward Abington ... [and others] 15 Sept. 1586', with some confessions

Fol. 124. 'The manner of the execution of the Scottish Queene', 1586: beg. 'On Wednesday ... there assembled'

Fol. 128. 'The Scottish Queenes buriall at Peterborough ... 1587'

Fol. 132. 'A poem on the death of Mary Queene of Scottes': beg. 'Liueing, dyeing striued for life.'

3. Fol. 136. 'A discourse plainly proueing that it was lawfull for her Majestie ... to put her (the Scottish Queene) to death ...', 1587: beg. 'It hath not happened.'.

4. Fol. 175. 'The arraignement of thearles of Essex and Southampton ... 19 Feb. 1600.'.

5. Fols. 185, 209. 'The arraignement of Richard Weston ... 19 [& 23] Oct. 1615 for poysoning sir Tho: Ouerbury ...': two copies.

6. Fol. 199. A letter from archbp. Abbot about the nullity of the earl of Essex's divorce, 1613.

7. Fol. 207. 'A challenge receaued by mr. Edward Sackvile ... from the lord Bruce ... 1614 ...', with the reply, etc.

8. Fol. 219. 'The examination of James Francklyn .. 1615, about Overbury's death.

9. Fol. 223. 'The arraignement of sir Gervase Elvis ... 1615 ...', on the same matter.

10. Fols. 245, 263. Notes of the arraignement of sir John Perrott, 1592.

11. Fol. 251. 'The arraignement ... of sir Griffith Markeham ...' 15. Nov. 1603.

12. Fol. 305. 'The araignement of doctor Lopes', 27 Feb. 1597/8.

13. Fol. 313. A speech of sir Francis Bacon in Parliament (1607?) on the naturalisation of the Scots.

14. Fol. 341. 'Wraynham his case in the Starre chamber for slaunderinge the lord channcellor Bacon of injustice', several papers.

15. Fol. 376. Copies of a few letters and writs of James i, 1605-12, in Latin and English.

16. Fol. 386. '... An Apologie of the earle of Essex ... compiled by himself 15.99.'.

17. Fol. 427. 'Of Robert Devoreux earl of Essex and George Villiers duke of Buckingham. Some observances by way of parallel ...': beg.

'Amongst those historicall impleyments.'.

18. Fol. 462. 'The disparity betweene the earle of Essex and the duke of Buckingham': beg. 'Though it shall appeare': written by the first earl of Clarendon.

Each of the above articles is practically a separate MS.