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Correspondence of King James I, early seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.04.25

Scope and Contents

Copies of letters from King James I, addressed to various persons, 1603-1614 and undated. Incomplete: the first three letters and part of the fourth are missing. All but one are written in Latin, with a summary in English prefixed to each Latin letter. Most of the letters are to the king of Denmark. The other recipients are: the duke of Saxony; the archbishop of Cologne; Sophia queen dowager of Denmark; the ‘duke of Meckleburgh’ [Mecklemburg?]; the chancellor of Denmark; the king of Poland; ‘the great counsell’ and the ‘senate’ of Poland; the chancellor of Poland; ‘the cittie of Strade’; ‘Sultan Mahomet’; the king of Morocco’; and ‘Grand sigre’. Some of the letters were sent in behalf of: John Pollye; two gentlemen of Poland; William Stuart; William Belon; William Angell; William Shawe; Captain Barker; Bernard Lindsay; James Durham; Dr Brusse; ‘Pontoise’; English merchants in Poland; the Marquess of Brandenburgh; and Albert Milanowek (Albertus Milanoweki). The copies also include one of a letter from Lord Cecil to the king of Denmark and one from the king of Denmark to James I.

Dates

  • Creation: early seventeenth century

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (30 leaves.)

Language of Materials

Latin

English

Custodial History

From the Library of John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely (‘Royal Library’), no. 710.

Physical Description

Paper.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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