Correspondence of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, primarily with Henry Coventry and Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English ambassadors at Breda
Correspondence of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, primarily with Henry Coventry and Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English ambassadors at Breda, May–Sep 1667, with:
- (fols. 68-70) draft instructions to the ambassadors, in Clarendon's hand, n.d.
- (fols. 71-76) instructions to Coventry on his embassy to Sweden, in Coventry's hand, annotated and endorsed by Clarendon, Jul 1664, with (fols. 77-79) additional instructions in Clarendon's hand, Aug 1664
- (fols. 80-85) copies, in Clarendon's hand, of the King's message to the House of Commons, 29 Oct 1666, and his letter to the States General of the United Provinces, Oct 1666
- (fols. 86-87) letter from the States General to Charles II, in French, 25 Feb 1667
- (fols. 88-89) copy of a resolution of the States General, in Latin, 7 Apr 1667
- (fols. 90-91) summary of the above in English, and extract from a letter of the Swedish envoy at the Hague to the Swedish ambassadors in London, 12 Apr 1667
- (fols. 92-93) copy of an anonymous letter about Dutch attitudes to the war, endorsed 'Letter to Monr. Keewitt', [early 1667]
The majority of the letters from Breda are in Coventry's hand; those at fols. 3, 19, 37, 40, 48 and 50 are signed by Holles; the letter at fol. 44 is written and signed by Holles alone.
Dates
- Creation: 1664-1667, n.d.
Extent
93 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Clarendon 159, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Clarendon 159
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22070
Abstract
Correspondence of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, primarily with Henry Coventry and Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English ambassadors at Breda.
Biographical / Historical
Edward Hyde (1609-1674), 1st Earl of Clarendon, was Lord chancellor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Sotheby's, 23 July 1979 (lot 3), with the aid of a grant from the fund administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Topical
- Title
- Correspondence of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, primarily with Henry Coventry and Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English ambassadors at Breda
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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