Mary Queen of Scots: A Collection of Historical Papers, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Scope and Contents
1. ff. 48. 'Thyngs touchinge the Quene of Scots.'
2. Foolscap folio, of 10 leaves, illĀ-written in the reign of James I. A Disquisition on the Origin of the Family of Stuart. On the first leaf is the following: 'A note tending to know his Majesties pleasure touching the conteyned controversie of Walter Stuart.' The object of the controversy is to prove that 'the very same Walter was one of the lawfully begotten sons of the most noble prince Trahaearn, son of Caradoc, King of North Wales.'
3. One sheet of foolscap. 17th century. A Memorial, signed James Howell, concerning the appointment of 'a Minister of State, qualified with the title of Historiographer Generall.'
4. Foolscap, folio. Seven leaves, of the 17th century. Documents of the reign of K. James I. These are all to be found in the Cabala, ed. 1663.
a. Sir Henry Yelverton's submission to the Star-Chamber. Cabala, p. 410.
b. The Lord Viscount Faulkland's petition on behalf of his son. Cabala, p. 238.
c. Letter from the Vicechancellor of Cambridge to the Duke of Buckingham. Cabala, p. 126.
d. Letter from Bishop Andrewes to his Archdeacon. Cabala, p. 112.
Dates
- Creation: sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (66 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
French
Latin
Custodial History
In the library by 1861.
Physical Description
Paper
Repository Details
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