Select Clarendon Papers, c. 17th century
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.
Dates
- Creation: c. 17th century
Extent
97 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- French
- Latin
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Shelfmark
MS. Clarendon 91
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 16177
Physical Facet
On paper and parchment
Dimensions
13 7/8 × 10 in.
Repository Details
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