Commonplace book of political and military material, circa 1629-1632
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Description
- Title
- Commonplace book of political and military material, circa 1629-1632
- Creator
- Holles, John, Earl of Clare, ca. 1565-1637
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 85 copies of primarily political documents pertaining to events between 1592 and 1632. The volume includes speeches and letters relating to the murder of Thomas Overbury and the trial of Walter Raleigh; a description of voyage to France to aid the Huguenot cause in 1626-7 and seige of La Rochelle; a factual account, with figures, of fighting in Thirty Years' War; "The examinations of the counterfett ghost that came into St James on fryday night the 13 of 9br 1612, beeing that day sennight after Prince Harries death," whose testimony was taken by Sir Thomas Chaloner and Sir John Holles; and the confession of Anne Lady Ross to the Star Chamber declaring that she had perjured herself by "accusing the said Right Honorable Countess of Exeter with an intent & purpose to poison" her. The volume also contains a copy of the will of Holles' father, Thomas Holles of Haughton, dated 17 March 1592 and "written in his owne hand"; and "A prayer wch my deere sister Wentworth did use, coppied from her owne hand, wch I had of my mother 24th Jan. 1631."
- Description
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In English, French, and Italian.
Arms of the 4th Duke of Newcastle stamped in gold on front cover.
Binding: full parchment. Printed on spine: "Copies of State Papers Etc. 1592 - 1632. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 18 x 14 cm. v. (346 p.) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn b32
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Trials, litigation, etc
Commonplace books - Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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England.
France
Great Britain.
Great Britain
France. - Subject (Name)
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Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661.
Holles, John, Earl of Clare, ca. 1565-1637.
Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613.
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 - Subject (Topic)
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Huguenots
History
Nobility
Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
Treason
Trials
Wills
Foreign relations
Politics and government
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661
Holles, John, Earl of Clare, ca. 1565-1637
Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 > Trials, litigation, etc
Huguenots > History > 1598-1685
Nobility > England
Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
Treason > England
Trials > England
Wills > England
France > Foreign relations > Great Britain
Great Britain > Foreign relations > France
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1558-1603
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1649
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 17th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- John Holles, Commonplace Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7040053
- Object ID (OID)
- 32341545