Volume 1

Catalogue of the Stowe manuscripts in the British Museum.

  • British Museum. Department of Manuscripts (Stowe MSS)
Date:
1895-1896
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    22. The same to Edmondes, instructing him to recommend to the Archduke the claims of the Dukeof Wiirtemburgtothe sovereignty of Hericourt; Westminster, 26 May, a®. 7 [1609]. Signed. f. 68. 23. Sir C. Cornwallis, on the Spanish King’s confirmation of the 12 years’ truce and the Duke of Lerma’s “ wishing with great vehemencye our Kinges might come to such a reconciliation or moderation at least in matters of religion as they might joyne in allyance,” etc.; Madrid, 27 May, 1609. f. 70. 24. Sir E. Winwood, on the presents given to the Commissioners, etc.; Hague, 29 May, 5 June, [1609]. ff. 72, 79. 25. Sir G. Carew, on the affair of Cleves, the edict against duels, and the touching by Henry IV. for the King’s evil; Paris, 2 June, 1609. f. 77. 26. James I. to the Archduke, for the recall of Edmondes; 5 June, 1609. Hr. Copg. f. 81. 27. D. Carleton, on the debate before the King of the question of prohibitions, the King’s zeal against abuses, his book in defence of his “ Apologie for the oath of Allegiance,” etc.: “ This day the King sitts himself in like manner abowt the Admiraltie, and he threatens to looke into many other disorders of goverment, whereof these disputes and contentions have made discoverie, and he plainly told the lawyers he would leave hunting of hares and hunt them in theyr quircks and subtilties, with which the subject hath bin long abused,” etc.; London, 8 June, 1609. f. 83. 28. Lord Salisbury, sending the King’s book; Greenwich, 9 June, 1609. f. 85. 29. Sir G. Carew, on the marriage of the Duke of Vendosme, the edict on duels, the accord between Brandenburg and Neuburg, etc.; Paris, 21 June, 1609. f. 93. 30. The same, on the proposed appointment of Edmondes to the Embassy at Paris, the festivities at the Duke of Vendosme’s marriage, etc.; Paris, 3 July, 1609. f. 97. 31. Sir H. Wotton, on Italian and Turkish affairs; Venice, 3 July, 1609. f. 99. 32. Sir T. Edmondes, on the Archduke’s refusal to accept “his ma‘‘«8 book .... in respect that there was so much spoken therein against the Pope and the doctryne of their churche,” etc.; Brussels, 5 July, 1609. f. 101. 33. Sir E. Winwood, on the projected changes among the English Ambassadors; Westminster, 11 July, [1609]. f. 111. 34. Sir G. Carew, on the Cleves succession and the arrival of the Archduke Leopold in Juliers, and on the departure of the French Ambassador [Antoine le Fevre de la Boderie] from London : “ My
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