Transcripts of and extracts from state papers of the 14th to 17th centuries, c.1635, n.d.
Transcripts of and extracts from state papers of the 14th to 17th centuries, collected by John Selden for use in his treatise on the sovereignty of the seas, Mare clausum (London, 1635).
Fols. 9-14, 17-18 are in Selden's hand. At fols. 30-3 are two letters from Sir Edward Guldeford to Edward VI, giving an account of actions of foreign ships in waters off Rye, [1551], n.d.
Dates
- Creation: c.1635, n.d.
Extent
70 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Selden supra 152
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 52591.
Custodial History
Owned by Matthew Hale, grandson of Selden's executor, in 1695 (see BLR, 3 (1950-1), 141).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from H. P. Kraus, 1975.
Physical Facet
Vellum wrappers, kept in a quarter red morocco box by Zaehnsdorf
Repository Details
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