Copies of letters written by sir Amias Paulet while ambassador in France, from 26 May 1577 to 10 Jan 1578, 16th century

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MS. Rawl. A. 331

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The following is an index of the persons addressed:

Argall (—). fol. 34b.
Bacon (sir Nicholas), lord keeper. fols. 39b, 64, 81, 121b.
Basset (sir Arthur). fol. 82.
Beale (—), described by Blackbourne as clerk of the council. fols. 9, 15, 29.
Bedford (earl of). fol. 81b.
Beton (—). fol. 30b.
Bowes (sir Jerome). fol. 23.
Brunckar (—). fol. 10.
Cecil (sir Will.), lord Burleigh, lord treasurer. fols. 4, 14b, 22, 25, 27, 34, 38, 30, 44b, 61, 70, 75, 88, 100, 109b, 114, 119b, 120b, 130b.
Clifton (sir John). fol. 10b.
Dale (—). fols. 8b, 29b, 45.
Drake (Richard). fol. 122b.
Dyer (Edward). fols. 5b, 39b, 102, 123.
Elizabeth (Queen). fols. 1, 15, 40, 54, 55, 64b, 76, 93b, 104.
Hatton (sir Christopher). fol. 6.
Heneage (—). fols. 29, 90b.
Hertford (earl of). fol. 8.
Horsey (Edward). fols. 91, 123b.
Knolles (sir Francis). fol. 7b, 101b.
Leicester (earl of). fols. 4, 33, 39, 44, 50, 53, 54b, 58b, 70, 75, 87b, 99b, 114b, 118, 130b.
Leighton (—). fols. 90, 102b, 122.
Lincoln (earl of), lord high admiral. fols. 37b, 62, 89.
Nicasius (—). fol. 30b.
Rouen (English merchants at). fol. 46.
Speake (sir George). fol. 6b.
Sussex (earl of). fols. 22, 28, 38b, 51, 62, 75b, 100b, 120.
Tomson (—). fol. 63.
Tremayne (—). fols. 9, 82b.
Wadham (Nicholas). fol. 23b.
Walsingham (Francis), secretary of state. Thirtyfour letters, passim; as well as six addressed to him as joint secretary with Thos. Wilson.
Warwick (earl of). fols. 5, 33b, 38, 44b, 50b, 53b, 61b, 76, 88b, 101, 114b, 119b.
Wilkes (—). fols. 6b, 30, 51b, 103.
Wilson (Dr. Thomas), secretary of state. fols. 44b, 62b, 89, 109, 110, 110b, 112b, 115, 116, 118b, 128b.

Besides the letters addressed to the lord treasurer [sir Will. Cecil, lord Burleigh,] there are four (fols. 28b, 51, 61, 76b) addressed to Mr. treasurer; probably sir Will. Mildmay, under treasurer and chancellor of the exchequer.

Three leaves have been torn out after fol. 54, two after fol. 80, and part of a letter is wanting before fol. 32.

Dates

Creation: 16th century

Extent

131 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

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MS. Rawl. A. 331

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Other Finding Aids

William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. A. 331.

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. III, no. 11217.

Custodial History

The following notice of the MS. is prefixed on a fly-leaf: "Register, or copy book of sir Amyas Pawlet's letters during his embassy in France, in 1577. This was made some use of by Mr. Blackburne in his collections relating to lord Bacon. Given by me to Dr. Rawlinson; but, coming to his brother's hands, he knew not how, he desired me to restore it, which I did at the Dr.'s return from abroad, 1726. It was my grandfather's book. J(ohn) Locker."

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A full account of the volume is given in the above-mentioned collections of John Blackbourne, (a bishop among the non-jurors) prefixed to his edition of Bacon's works, fol. Lond. 1730, vol. i. pp. 24, 35. Eight of the letters are there printed; viz. one to Nicholas Wadham, four to the lord keeper (sir Nich. Bacon), one to the earl of Leicester, and two to sir Fr. Walsingham, secretary of state.
One letter to Q. Eliz., dated 6 Aug 1577, is printed in Murdin's collection of State Papers , fol. Lond. 1759, p. 305; part of this, occupying from p. 308 to 312 in the printed copy, is wanting in this MS.