Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection consists of a mixture of family and estate papers relating to the Hengrave Hall estate, owned by the Kitson and Gage families, alongside antiquarian records collected by two members of the Gage family in the early 19th century. There is also a small collection of records relating to the Rookwoods of Coldham Hall, who married into the Gage family in the 19th century. These records have been kept separate to the main series except where it is not possible to tell whether or...

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With Queen Elizabeth's instructions for suppressing Anabaptists

Scope and Contents (1) ‘Sir Thos. Smith’s dialogue about Qu. Elizabeth’s marriage’; (2) ‘The effecte of the lorde keper’s oracion in the starre chambere the laste daye of Hyllarys terme, 1566’; (3) ‘Allegacions ageynst the surmysed tytle of the queene of Scotts and the favorers of the same’; (4) ‘An answeare to the former allegations agt the queene of Scott’s title to the crowne of England’; (5) ‘Allegacions in the behalf of the highe and myghty princes the ladye Marie nowe queene of Scottes ageynste the...