Clarendon family letters, Written in 1627-1667
Clarendon family letters, chiefly addressed to the 1st earl of Clarendon, in chronological order, the writers are:
- Fol. 3. Henry Hyde, the chancellor's father (five, 1627-31
- Fol. 12. sir Thomas Aylesbury the chancellor's father-in-law, 14 July 1634
- Fols. 16, 51. Lawrence Hyde (one to his brother, the chancellor, n.d.; two to the 2nd earl, 1654)
- Fols. 18. the 1st earl of Clarendon, the chancellor (ten drafts, 1634-35, etc.)
- Fol. 32. Frances, the chancellor's wife (two, to her husband, 1658)
- Fol. 36. Anne duchess of York (eight, to her father, the chancellor, and to the 2nd earl, 1654-63, etc.)
- Fol. 55. Ann lady Aylesbury (four to her son-in-law, the chancellor, 1659, etc.; seven to the 2nd earl, 1655-60; one to her grandson Edward, 1660)
- Fol. 78. mrs. Susan Aylesbury (one, to her nephew, the second earl, 1660)
- Fol. 81. lord Fielding (three, to the chancellor, 1636/7, etc.)
- Fol. 87. lady Dalkeith (four, to the chancellor)
- Fol. 93. members of the Grandison family (four, 1642-59, etc.)
- Fol. 100. mrs. Barbara Inch (an appeal to the chancellor, her relation, 12 June 1660)
- Fol. 102. lady M. Orrery (to the countess of Clarendon, 11 June, 1667)
- Fol. 104. dr. James Hyde (to the 2nd earl, 22 Mar. 1663/4)
At fol. 14 is a draft of the will of Henry Hyde, the chancellor's brother: at fol. 79 a mock decree about a wager between the chancellor and his daughter Ann. A list of the papers precedes, not quite corresponding to the present volume.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1627-1667
Extent
108 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Clarendon 129
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. 16215
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.
Repository Details
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