Copies of 'Burghley Papers' or Cecil papers, vol i, written in the middle of the 18th century
Copies of 'Burghley Papers' or Cecil papers, i.e. papers of Sir William Cecil, Baron Burghley (d. 1598) and his son Sir Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, afterwards Earl of Salisbury (d. 1612), relating to English state affairs, and now preserved at Hatfield House. The originals seem all to be calendared in the Historical MSS. Commission's Calendar of Hatfield Papers, so far as it has proceeded.
Paginated to 650.
Dates
- Creation: written in the middle of the 18th century
Extent
598 pages
Language of Materials
- English
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Add. C. 27
Arrangement
They are arranged in chronological order from Apr. 29, 1567, to May 22, 1593.
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. 28358.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 5/8 × 9 1/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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