47 letters and documents, on paper (one document on parchment) in various cursive scripts, produced in England between 1554 and 1706. Mostly from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, they consist of claims for expenses, wages, and other benefits. They include an account of a banquet (15 November 1561), signed by the Marquis of Winchester and Sir Walter Mildmay; a Claim for Allowances (1563) by Sir Thomas Chaloner, Ambassador to Spain; L. S. (1578) by Lord Burgley about money to be sent to Ireland and mentioning Sir Philip Sidney; A. L. S. (1597) by George, Lord Hunsdon; A. K. S. (Chester, 11 Aug. 1601) by the antiquary and mathematician Edward Brerewood to the Privy Council. The documents also include signatures of other government officials and nobles and The documents derive from the papers of Robert Petre, Auditor for the Exchequer, and his colleague Vincent Skinner
Description:
In English. and Binding: Middle Hill boards, spine missing.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., James I, King of England, 1566-1625., and Great Britain. Exchequer.
Manuscript on parchment (thick and furry) of Sir Gilbert Dethick, Book of Arms. Illustrations of coats of arms, in color, one per folio recto or verso; above each except the first, the name of the bearer, as given below. No mottoes given. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603).
Description:
In English., Script: Introduction and labels of illustrations in cursive with loops, by one scribe., Each shield enclosed in shaded pink border designed to look like worked metal, and surmounted by a jousting helm in profile, mantling gules doubled argent with gold tassels; wreath in colors from shield. Only shields (in up to 17 quarters) and crests vary. Slight variations from this scheme on f. 2r (royal arms) and f. 3r (mantling sable doubled argent). Fair quality of workmanship., Bookblock detached from the binding. Illustration badly smeared on f. 11r, slightly smeared f. 28r., and Binding: ca. 1873. Gold-stamped red goatskin case.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Dethick, Gilbert, Sir. and Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
Subject (Topic):
Devices (Heraldry), Heraldry, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Letter signed from Queen Elizabeth to her maid of honour Lady Elizabeth Southwell, daughter of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, sending condolences on the death of Lady Southwell's husband, Sir Robert Southwell. Written from the Queen's palace at Richmond, 1598 October 15.
Alternative Title:
Elizabeth's Southwell Condolence
Description:
Elizabeth Howard married Sir Robert Southwell and, after his death, Sir John Stewart, from 1628 Earl of Carrick., In English., Variant title from description in Parkes, S. et al, Elizabethan Club of Yale University and its Library., and Parkes, S. et al dates the death of Robert Southwell and therefore the letter to 1599.
Subject (Name):
Carrick, Elizabeth Howard, Countess of, 1564-1646., Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., and Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1563-1598.
Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, 1526-1586
Published / Created:
1560 September 10.
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 128
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Letter, signed, thanking Queen Elizabeth for conferring the Order of the Garter on him. The Duke apologizes in advance for his absence from the ceremony, owing to his war with the Swedes, and requests that he be represented by Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex
Description:
In Latin., Signed: "Adolf Holsatia Dux," with monogram SH as the initial letter of the second word., Annotated with probable catalog number (Phillipps?): 33068., Seal: pendant red wax seal of Duke Adolf., Layout: single column of 14 lines., and Script: Italic.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., England, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), and England.
Subject (Name):
Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, 1526-1586., Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., Essex, Walter Devereux, Earl of, 1541-1576., and Order of the Garter.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Renaissance, Orders of knighthood and chivalry, and Foreign relations
Plate [112] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of ten coins from the reign of Elizabeth I, on a plaque surmounted by a medallion showing Britannia being crowned by winged figure."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Milled coins of Elizabeth
Description:
Title from caption below image., Letter "J" in printmaker's signature etched backwards., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate [112] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Queen Elizabeth I stands before her throne on the dais under a canopy as she slaps Essex on his left cheek as he reaches for his sword. An elder statesman stretches out his hand to stop Essex as two other courtiers look on in horror. The scene of Essex's "ear boxing" occurred in 1594
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. and Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.
Letter signed from Queen Elizabeth to Sir George Carew, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, bearing the authority of the petty seal of the Signet. Queen Elizabeth instructs Sir George to transport all manner of ordnance from the Tower of London to the northern border towns of Berwick, Newcastle, and Carlisle. Written from the manor of Greenwich, 1595 July 9.
Alternative Title:
Scottish Border Defense 1595
Description:
Earlier in July 1595, a force of several hundred Spanish soliders raided the city of Cornwall inciting further need to defend the Scottish border., In English., Variant title from description in Parkes, S. et al., Elizabethan Club of Yale University and its Library., and Bears the official seal of the Signet office.
Subject (Geographic):
England., Berwick (England), Carlisle (England), and Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. and Carew, George, Sir, -1612.
Manuscript on paper (no watermarks) of the Statutes of Queens College Cambridge. With an Epistle from Queen Elizabeth I dated 1570; the Academic Statutes of the University of Cambridge; and Interpretations of these statutes
Description:
In Latin and English., Script: Written by a certain Langwith according to a note on f. i recto; a fine calligraphic italic hand., and Binding: Eighteenth century. Written upside down in a brown calf, blind-tooled, ready-made blank book. Split along spine.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. and Queens' College (University of Cambridge)
Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Image within an ornamental frame., Book illustration; placement instructions above image: Vol. VIII, p. 204., and Temporary local subject terms: Historical illustrations: Essex's ear boxing, 1594 -- Arms: Royal Arms -- Leaded casement windows.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, 1 Aug. 1774, by J. Johnson, St. Pauls Church Yd.
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. and Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.
