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
Contains copies of 201 letters including much material about Ireland, Catholics in England, and foreign affairs. A few of the 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. 42; letters from the Earl of Essex, p. 103; letters and a poem of Sir Walter Raleigh, p. 670; many letters of Sir Francis Bacon, passim; comment on Spenser's Faerie Queene, p. 895, by Sir Kenelm Digby.
Note
[26], [6] (blank), 1-896, 896-955 p. Page 895 is repeated 32 times.
List of contents at beginning 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 beginning 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.b.234, occasionally in a different order.
Provenance
Formerly Folger MS 6972.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Bernard Halliday, August 8, 1938, cat. 229.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004-2005. Letterwriting in Renaissance England (catalog entry 39)
Includes
Even such is time that takes in trust.
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Call number
V.a.239
Folger accession
6972