Original Official Letters, 1560 - 1572
Scope and Contents
Original official letters in English, Latin, Italian, and Spanish, from Sir Thomas Gresham, Anthony Lord Viscount Mountague, Sir Thomas Chamberlayn, and John Mann, Esq., Ambassadors to the Court of Spain; and the Spanish Ambassadors; addressed to Queen Elizabeth I, the Privy Council, and Sir William Cecill.
Dates
- Creation: 1560 - 1572
Creator
- Gresham, Thomas, Sir, ? 1519-1579 (Knight and founder of the Royal Exchange) (Person)
- Browne, Anthony, c 1528-1592 (1st Viscount Montagu) (Person)
- Chamberlayne, Thomas, c 1504-1580 (knight and diplomat) (Person)
- Man, John, ? 1515-1569 (diplomat and Dean of Gloucester) (Person)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (146 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Latin
Spanish; Castilian
Italian
Custodial History
From the Library of John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely (‘Royal Library’), no. 684.
Physical Description
Paper
Topical
Repository Details
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