State letters from 1533 to ca. 1630 [manuscript], copied ca. 1650.
Lyly, John, 1554?-1606, correspondent.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601, correspondent.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665.; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, correspondent.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, addressee.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1536-1547 : Henry VIII); England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
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Title
State letters from 1533 to ca. 1630 [manuscript], copied ca. 1650.
Description
1 v.
Associated name
Lyly, John, 1554?-1606, correspondent.
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601, correspondent.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, correspondent.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, addressee.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1536-1547 : Henry VIII)
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601, correspondent.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, correspondent.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, addressee.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1536-1547 : Henry VIII)
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
Scope and content
Including much material about Ireland, Catholics in England, and foreign affairs. A few of the copies of letters include: Henry VIII's letter to the clergy of York regarding title Supreme Head, 1533, p. 1; letters of John Lyly to the Queen, undated, p. 32; letters from the Earl of Essex, p. 73; letters and a poem of Sir Walter Raleigh, p. 649-; many letters of Sir Francis Bacon, passim; comment on Spenser's Faerie Queene, p. 961, by Sir Kenelm Digby.
Note
1-250, 250-434, 445-572, 574-10050 (i.e. 1050) p. No missing pages.
List of contents at end of volume.
Poem listed in the Folger first line index. First line: Even such is time that takes in trust.
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List of contents at end of volume.
Poem listed in the Folger first line index. First line: Even such is time that takes in trust.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Location of related archival material
Contains copies of the same letters as Folger MS V.a.239, occasionally in a different order.
Provenance
Formerly Folger MS 460220.1.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Export Book Co., cat. 295, lot 49 (1946).
Includes
Even such is time that takes in trust.
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Call number
V.b.234
Folger accession
460220