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Letters from Charles i to the duke of Ormonde, Written in 1641-1646/7

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MS. Clarendon 98
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Letters from Charles i to the duke of Ormonde, 31 Oct. 1641-27 Jan. 1646/7, partly in cipher: the first is dated 31 Oct. 1641 and appoints the duke to take charge of the forces intended to subdue the Rebellion in Ireland: the rest are Calendar, vol. i, papers nos:

  1. 1653-55
  2. 1657
  3. 1660
  4. 1664-65
  5. 1762
  6. 1772
  7. 1804
  8. 1813
  9. 1815
  10. 1817
  11. 1825
  12. 1828-29
  13. 1875-76
  14. 1882
  15. 1896
  16. 1906
  17. 2040
  18. 2095 (a deciphered copy of 1815, and a partly deciphered copy)
  19. 2103
  20. 2166
  21. 2283
  22. 2312
  23. 2401
  24. 2424-25

The Library has also a modern transcript of these letters.

Dates

  • Creation: Written in 1641-1646/7

Extent

142 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

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Shelfmark

MS. Clarendon 98

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. 16184

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

14 1/4 × 10 1/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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