Transcripts of and extracts from state papers of the 14th to 17th centuries
MS. Selden supra 152
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Transcripts of and extracts from state papers of the 14th to 17th centuries
Shelfmark
MS. Selden supra 152
Summary
Transcripts of and extracts from state papers of the 14th to 17th centuries, collected by John Selden for use in his treatise on the sovereignty of the seas, Mare clausum (London, 1635).
Fols. 9-14, 17-18 are in Selden's hand. At fols. 30-3 are two letters from Sir Edward Guldeford to Edward VI, giving an account of actions of foreign ships in waters off Rye, [1551], n.d.
Date
c.1635, n.d.
Language
English
Physical facet
Vellum wrappers, kept in a quarter red morocco box by Zaehnsdorf
Physical extent
70 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by Matthew Hale, grandson of Selden's executor, in 1695 (see BLR, 3 (1950-1), 141).
Acquisition
Bought from H. P. Kraus, 1975.
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Collection contents
Transcripts of and extracts from state papers of the 14th to 17th centuries
