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Parts of three Letter-books or secretaries' copies of letters written by Sir Amias Paulet, while keeper of Mary Queen of Scots, written in A.D. 1585-1587 in three hands

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MS. Add. C. 81
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Parts of three Letter-books or secretaries' copies of letters written by Sir Amias Paulet or Poulet, while keeper of Mary Queens of Scots, in 1585-1587, in three sections:

  1. (fol. 1) May 28-Aug. 19, 1585, and Jan. 15-16, 1585/6 (19 letters from Tutbury), imperfect at beginning;
  2. (fol. 18) Dec. 27, 1583, Nov. 7, 1585-May 25, 1586 (37 letters from Chartley), imperfect at beginning and end;
  3. (fol. 32) Nov. 1586-Feb. 2, 1586/7 (24 letters from Fotheringay), imperfect at beginning and end.

Forty-two of the letters are to Sir Francis Walsingham, and all the letters have been printed or made use of by the rev. John Morris in his Letter-books of Sir Amias Poulet (Lond. 1874).

Dates

  • Creation: written in A.D. 1585-1587 in three hands

Extent

44 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Add. C. 81

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. V, no. 29062.

Physical Facet

On paper, imperfect

Dimensions

12 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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