Parts of three Letter-books or secretaries' copies of letters written by Sir Amias Paulet, while keeper of Mary Queen of Scots

Title

Parts of three Letter-books or secretaries' copies of letters written by Sir Amias Paulet, while keeper of Mary Queen of Scots

Shelfmark

MS. Add. C. 81

Summary

Parts of three Letter-books or secretaries' copies of letters written by Sir Amias Paulet or Poulet, while keeper of Mary Queens of Scots, in 1585-1587, in three sections:

(fol. 1) May 28-Aug. 19, 1585, and Jan. 15-16, 1585/6 (19 letters from Tutbury), imperfect at beginning;

(fol. 18) Dec. 27, 1583, Nov. 7, 1585-May 25, 1586 (37 letters from Chartley), imperfect at beginning and end;

(fol. 32) Nov. 1586-Feb. 2, 1586/7 (24 letters from Fotheringay), imperfect at beginning and end.

Forty-two of the letters are to Sir Francis Walsingham, and all the letters have been printed or made use of by the rev. John Morris in his Letter-books of Sir Amias Poulet (Lond. 1874).

Date

written in A.D. 1585-1587 in three hands

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper, imperfect

Physical extent

44 Leaves