Minor political and parliamentary papers of the reign of James i
MS. Wood F. 23
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Minor political and parliamentary papers of the reign of James i
Shelfmark
MS. Wood F. 23
Summary
Minor political and parliamentary papers of the reign of James i, given to Wood by dr. Ralph Bathurst, president of Trinity college (d. 1704), 'at which time he told me it was collected and written by dr. Ranulph Kettle, his predecessor, chaplain to sir Francis Walsingham's widow. A. Woode'.
Some papers relating to the proposed Spanish marriage include (p. 67) verses on prince Charles's Spanish journey, and a reply by 'D.C.', followed (p. 74) by verses addressed by Charles to the Infanta. There are also French (p. 10), Italian (p. 24), and Spanish (p. 35) vocabularies, preceded by notes of consonant changes (p. 9).
Date
Written in the mid-17th century
Language
French
Italian
English
Multiple languages
Spanish
Physical extent
100 pages
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Collection contents
MSS. Wood: Wood's antiquarian manuscripts
Minor political and parliamentary papers of the reign of James i
