Minor political and parliamentary papers of the reign of James i, Written in the mid-17th century
Minor political and parliamentary papers of the reign of James i, given to Wood by dr. Ralph Bathurst, president of Trinity college (d. 1704), 'at which time he told me it was collected and written by dr. Ranulph Kettle, his predecessor, chaplain to sir Francis Walsingham's widow. A. Woode'.
Some papers relating to the proposed Spanish marriage include (p. 67) verses on prince Charles's Spanish journey, and a reply by 'D.C.', followed (p. 74) by verses addressed by Charles to the Infanta. There are also French (p. 10), Italian (p. 24), and Spanish (p. 35) vocabularies, preceded by notes of consonant changes (p. 9).
Dates
- Creation: Written in the mid-17th century
Extent
100 pages
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish; Castilian
Shelfmark
MS. Wood F. 23
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. II, no. 8485
Bibliography
- Some of the documents (pp. 3, 45, 103), as specified in Huddesford's catalogue, are in the Cabala, sive scrinia sacra (London, 1691).
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.
Repository Details
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