Copies of papers relating to English history
Copies of papers relating to English history, 1612-25, with a few originals. There is a list of contents at p. iv: the chief papers are:
- P. vii. An account of the christening of king Charles ii, June 27, 1630: owned by Tho[mas] All[en] of Gloucester hall, Oxford (d. 1632)
- Pp. 43, 103-32, 639, 653. Papers relating to the Spanish Match, 1620-4
- Pp. 65, 101, 157, 597, 609, 625, 629, etc. Speeches and letters of the king, 1621-4, chiefly addressed to the Parliament
- P. 213. 'A Relation of the Proceedings against Ambassadors who have miscarryed themselues...' by sir Robert Cotton
- P. 237. 'Iter Hibernicum', a jocose Latin account of a visit to sir Richard Morrison at Down Patrick, beg. 'Deus bone, quid ego in me suscepi?': 'capitanus Bodleus' is mentioned at pp. 341, 359, 369
- P. 436b. 'The character of Robert late Earle of Salisburie, lord high Treasurer of England, etc.', signed by, and probably in the hand of, 'Cyrill Tourneur' the dramatist, an insertion
- Pp. 475, 525. The marriage articles of Charles i and Henrietta Maria, Nov. 1624
- Pp. 241-340 are accidentally omitted in the old pagination
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1614-about 1630
Extent
686 pages
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. e. 28, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. e. 28
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20099
Abstract
Copies of papers relating to English history
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 30039
Custodial History
Lot 1657 in the George Chalmers sale. Nov. 16, 1842.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Owned by J. O. Halliwell Phillipps, according to catal. 59, no. 181, of J. W. Jarvis & Son, from which it was bought on July 15, 1889, for £3 1s. 6d.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 × 6 1/2 in.
Subject
- Charles II | 1630-1685 | King of England, Scotland and Ireland (Person)
- Charles I | 1600-1649 | King of England, Scotland and Ireland (Person)
- Cotton | Sir | Robert | 1571-1631 | 1st baronet | Antiquary and politician (Person)
- Cecil | Robert | 1563-1612 | 1st Earl of Salisbury | politician and courtier (Person)
- Henrietta Maria | 1609-1669 | Queen of Great Britain and Ireland | consort of King Charles I (Person)
- Title
- Copies of papers relating to English history
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk