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Autograph letter signed from William Cecil, Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester [manuscript], 1571 August 11.

Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598, sender.; Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588, addressee.; Oxford, Edward De Vere, Earl of, 1550-1604.
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Title
Autograph letter signed from William Cecil, Baron Burghley, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester [manuscript], 1571 August 11.
Description
2 leaves ; 32 x 23 cm
Associated name
Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598, sender.
Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588, addressee.
Oxford, Edward De Vere, Earl of, 1550-1604.
Scope and content
Regarding travel plans and the upcoming arrival of Monsieur de Foix, escorted by Lord Buckhurst. A postscript refers to Leicester's orders for the departure of the Bishops of Bath (Gilbert Berkeley) and Ely (Richard Cox). He writes from the house of "My L[ord] of Oxford" (Edward De Vere).
Note
Signed: W. Burghley.

1 bifolium.
Historical background
Thomas Sackville, Baron Buckhurst, as the Queen's personal envoy, was sent to France in February 1571 to negotiate a marriage between Elizabeth I and Henry, Duke of Anjou (later Henry III, King of France). In August of that year Buckhurst accompanied the French envoy Paul de Foix to England to further the marriage negotiations.
Provenance
Crowned "M" ownership stamp in purple ink on verso.
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library X.c.78
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Letters (correspondence)

Call number
X.c.78
Folger accession
264812

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