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Letter written by card. Wolsey to Hen. VIII, "at my house beside Westminster", 5 Feb [1525]

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MS. Rawl. D. 857, fol. 86

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Partly about his suppression of small monasteries.

The first of three copies of papers, taken from transcripts by George Harbin [MS. Rawl. D. 857, fols. 86-88]; from a copy taken by archbp. Abbot in 1616, who noted on it that he had sent back the original to the King’s papers. Abbot’s copy is now in Harl. MS. 7035, p. 174.

Dates

  • Creation: 5 Feb [1525]

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. D. 857, fol. 86

Related Materials

For the other two copies, see fols. 87 and 88.

Bibliography

  • The letter is printed in Ellis’ Original Letters, and pp. 153–6, vol. i. of State Papers, Hen. VIll, 4º. Lond. 1830.

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Repository Details

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