Volume 1

Catalogue of the Stowe manuscripts in the British Museum.

  • British Museum. Department of Manuscripts (Stowe MSS)
Date:
1895-1896
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Catalogue of the Stowe manuscripts in the British Museum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    71. Sir H. Wotton, on the affair of Cav. A. Badoero (cf. art. 67), and on the report of a leagtie between the Emperor, the Pope, and the Duke of Florence against the Turk ; [Jan. 1608]. f. 245. 72. D. Carleton, describing the great frost, “ the Thames having bin long frosen up and no passage for botes not of long season,” giving also accounts of the Christmas sports at Court, “ concluded with the Quenes maske on Sonday last,” and how “ on twelf eve there was great golden play at Court, no gamster admitted that brought not 300'‘ at least,” with mention of “ S'' Eobert Carre, a young Scot and new favorite”; London, 13 Jan. 1607[8]. f. 247. 73. Lord Salisbury, giving an account of a conference between the Council and the Archdukes’ Ambassador on a request that the English Deputies would support the Archdukes rather than the Dutch; Whitehall, 14 Jan. 1607[8]. f. 251. 74. Sir G. Carew, on the reported secret marriage of the Due de Guise and the Marquise de Yemeuil; Paris, 18 Jan. [1608]. f. 257. 75. Lord Salisbury, enclosing a letter from himself under the pseudonym of James Brokesby, with instructions to an English agent at the Hague, whom he calls “ Henry Eichardson,” for his journey into Italy; Whitehall, 21 Jan. 1607[8]. f. 259, 261. 76. Privy Council, on the detention in the Low Countries of Mary, daughter of Eeynold Copcot, a Merchant Adventurer, of London, contrary to his last will; 22 Jan. 1607[8]. Signed by Lord Chancellor Ellesmere, the Earls of Nottingham, Suffolk, Northamp- ton and Salisbury, and Sir Julius Cmsar. f. 267. 77. Sir H. Wotton, on the severe winter at Yenice, “ insomuch as the affections of curiositie and harkeninge after newes are turned rather into counsayles of necessitie and harkeninge after meate,” on the death of Sir Julius Cmsar’s son and heir at Padua, etc.; Yenice, 25 Jan. [1608]. f. 269. 78. Sir C. Cornwallis, on the arrival of an Ambassador from Persia to the King of Spain, to incite him, as is supposed, to an enterprise against the Turk; Madrid, 5 Feb. 1607[8.] f. 279. 79. Sir H. Wotton, giving some account of the Imperial Diet at Eatisbon; Yenice, 9 Feb. 1607[8]. f. 281. 80. Sir G. Carew, on the conclusion of a league between France and the United Provinces, etc.; Paris, 14 Feb. 1608. f. 291. 81. Sir E, Winwood, reporting the Archduke’s Commissioners have granted the first demand of the United Provinces, promising “ not only to declare these provinces to be a free estat, but never here- after to beare the title or th’ armes of them,” which, the writer adds, is much more than was expected, but that the second point, namely, commerce to the E. Indies, is causing much discussion; Hague, 15 Feb. 1607[8]. f. 293.
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