Autograph letter signed from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to Henry IV, King of France [manuscript], ca. 1590.
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Autograph letter signed from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to Henry IV, King of France [manuscript], ca. 1590.
Description
2 leaves ; 31 x 19 cm
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Scope and content
Urging the importance of preserving the king's life rather than risking avoidable dangers.
Language Note
In French, with English translation.
Note
Undated, written before Henry IV conversion to Catholicism in 1593 and probably during England's expedition of October 1589-December 1590 to help Henry secure Paris, formerly dated ca. 1595.
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Publications about material
"The pen's excellencie" : treasures from the manuscript collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library / compiled and edited by Heather Wolfe. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2002, p. 51-52, 233-235.
Infinite variety: exploring the Folger Shakespeare Library / edited by Esther Ferington. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, c2002, p. 71.
Infinite variety: exploring the Folger Shakespeare Library / edited by Esther Ferington. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, c2002, p. 71.
Exhibited
Exhibited: "The Pen's Excellencie" : Treasures from the Manuscript Collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library, curated by Heather Wolfe, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., February 6- June 8, 2002.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2003. Elizabeth I (catalog p. 63)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1987. Folger's Choice (catalog entry 07)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2003. Elizabeth I (catalog p. 63)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1987. Folger's Choice (catalog entry 07)
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 1084.1
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Great Britain -- England.
France.
France.
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V.b.131
Folger accession
cs1084