Papers relating to the Civil War and Commonwealth, copied by Francis Drake
Papers relating to the Civil War and Commonwealth, copied by Francis Drake, the antiquary (d. 1771): partly from Nalson's MS. Collections. The chief items which are not extracts from printed books are:
- Fol. 4. 'Summons [to Parliament] of the several lords of the name of Grey.'
- Fols. 12, 15, 22, etc. Notes on Cromwell's life, written by F. Drake
- Fol. 24. Letter of Joaō de Guimaraes (of Portugal) to the Parliament, 13 Jan. 1651/2, in English
- Fol. 28. Congratulatory letter from the Swiss States to the Parliament of England, Zürich 24 Dec. 1652, in Latin
- Fol. 31. Letter from the Republic of Genoa to the Parliament, 16 Jan. 1652/3, in Latin
- Fol. 32. Letter from the Parliament of England to queen Christina of Sweden, 29 Oct. 1653, in Latin
- Fol. 37. 'Some short memoirs of the Parliament held at Westminster, 19 May 1685 ...', copied in 1722
- Fol. 47. Copy of a letter from dr. Zachary Grey to F. Drake 8 June 1755
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 18th century by F. Drake
Extent
53 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. e. 46, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. e. 46
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18928
Abstract
Papers relating to the Civil War and Commonwealth, copied by Francis Drake
Biographical / Historical
Francis Drake (1696-1771) was an antiquary.
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. VI, no. 31031
Custodial History
The volume bears the modern bookplates of mr. B. M. Pickering, bookseller of London, and (armorial) of Christopher Sykes esq. M.P.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
It was bought by the Bodleian at a sale at messrs. Puttick's (lot 1357), 6 July 1891. See MS. Eng. hist. e. 47, MS. Top. Yorks e. 3.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 × 6 3/4 in.
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Papers relating to the Civil War and Commonwealth, copied by Francis Drake
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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