Contemporary copies of letters in French concerning the attempts of the Dutch to persuade J. J. Scaliger to accept the chair of history at the University of Leiden, 1591-1592
File
MS. Bywater 62
Held at the Weston Library
(fols. 7-16 are blank
Contemporary copies of letters in French concerning the attempts of the Dutch to persuade J. J. Scaliger to accept the chair of history at the University of Leiden, comprising: (fols. 4, 5) two letters to Scaliger from Henry IV of France, 1591, 1592; (fol. 6) a letter from the Estates of Holland and West Friesland to one of Henry IV's councillors, 1592.
Dates
- Creation: 1591-1592
Extent
16 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Bywater 62
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by Pattison, E. J. Brill & F. Muller (Leiden), 26 Jan. 1874 (J. T. Bodel Nijenhuis sale), lot 3233.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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