"Diarium et fidelis relatio legationis illustrissimi comitis Leycestrencis," Roberti Sidney, "ad Christianum quartum regem Daniæ, etc., Jacobo Howell oratore; cui adjunguntur missivæ et aliæ id genus scripturæ ad dictam legationem multifariam spectantes"
MS. Rawl. C. 354
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
"Diarium et fidelis relatio legationis illustrissimi comitis Leycestrencis," Roberti Sidney, "ad Christianum quartum regem Daniæ, etc., Jacobo Howell oratore; cui adjunguntur missivæ et aliæ id genus scripturæ ad dictam legationem multifariam spectantes"
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 354
Summary
Howell's Narrative of the mission occupies only four pages; the rest of the contents of the volume (in which fols. 26–29 are blank) consists of copies of the credentials and of the papers which passed in the negotiations, in Latin, and of the ambassador's instructions and abstract of expenses, in English.
Date
Jun–Dec 1632
Language
Latin
English
Physical facet
On paper, in folio
Physical extent
43 Leaves
Custodial history
Olim inter codd. ducis de Chandos, 578; exinde emptus pretio unius solidi.
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
"Diarium et fidelis relatio legationis illustrissimi comitis Leycestrencis," Roberti Sidney, "ad Christianum quartum regem Daniæ, etc., Jacobo Howell oratore; cui adjunguntur missivæ et aliæ id genus scripturæ ad dictam legationem multifariam spectantes"
