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Copies of political tracts

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.72

Scope and Contents

Contents: Charles V, 'Instructions to his son Philip II, king of Spain', translated into English; 'Apologie for the Earl of Essex', published London, 1603; 'A Discourse written to Her Majesty concerning the retaining of the Action for the Low Countries', attrib. to Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester. fo. 50v: blank. fo. 1: '6'. fo. 2: 'F'. fo. 52v: scribblings and 'E K' in 17th-cent. hand.

Dates

  • Creation: 1600 (Circa)

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

From Samuel Knight DD, prebend of Ely and rector of Bluntisham, Hunts (d. 1746), the MS. descended to John Percy Baumgartner of Milton, Cambs., who presented it to the Library in 1861.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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