Select Clarendon Papers
MS. Clarendon 91
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Title
Select Clarendon Papers
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MS. Clarendon 91
Summary
Select Clarendon Papers:
Fol. 1. a holograph message from James i to the Committees of the House of Lords, beginning 'Milordis according to my promeise', asking for £140, 000
Fol. 4. a letter from Louis xiii of France to Charles i, congratulating him on the birth of the Princess Anne (Mar. 1637), in French
Fol. 7. the original of Cal. vol. i, no. 1409
Fol. 10. the original of ibid. no. 1427
Fol. 13. Cal. vol. i, no. 1656
Fol. 14. ibid. no. 1747
Fol. 17. a holograph letter from Oliver Cromwell to col. Cicely, 10 Dec. 1645, presented or bequeathed by capt. Montagu (in 1863?)
Fol. 18. Cal. vol. i, no. 2061
Fol. 19. ibid., no. 2172
Fol. 21. ibid., no. 1900, in Edgeman's hand
Fol. 23. ibid., no. 2263
Fol. 25. ibid., no. 2271
Fol. 28. ibid., no. 2285
Fol. 30. ibid., no. 2290
Fol. 33. ibid., no. 2307
Fol. 35. ibid., no. 2313
Fol. 38. ibid., no. 2314
Fol. 40. ibid., no. 2323
Fol. 43. ibid., no. 3331
Fol. 45. ibid., no. 3339
Fol. 47. ibid., no. 3325
Fol. 49. ibid., no. 2327
Fol. 51. ibid., no. 2328
Fol. 54. ibid., no. 2332
Fol. 56. ibid., no. 2333, the three drafts
Fol. 64. ibid., no. 2335
Fol. 66. ibid., no. 2337
Fol. 68. ibid., no. 2326
Fol. 70. ibid., no. 2342
Fol. 73. ibid., no. 2366
Fol. 75. a holograph letter from qu. Henrietta Maria to Charles ii, in French, beg. 'Monsieur mon fils, je me crois obligee', endorsed 'Au Roy Monsieur mon fils'
Fol. 78. from the same to the same, in French, 25 Oct. 1658, beg. 'Monsieur mon Fils, Sur le partement', about card. Retz
Fol. 80. Cal. vol. i, no. 2979
And two facsimiles.
Part of the chronological series of Clarendon State Papers, dealing chiefly with English history from 1608 to 1689, with a few earlier and later. The printed Calendar, see introduction, stops at the end of 1657, but is continued in manuscript as far as about 1663. The papers themselves are from almost all parts of the successive Clarendon donations.
Date
c. 17th century
Language
French
English
Latin
Physical facet
On paper and parchment
Physical extent
97 Leaves
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