Letters signed from the Privy Council [manuscript], 1596-1793 (bulk 1596-1634).
England and Wales. Privy Council.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646, addressee.; Pembroke, Henry Herbert, Earl of, -1601, addressee.; Oxford, Henry de Vere, Earl of, 1593-1625, addressee.; Vere, Edward, -1629, correspondent.; Carpenter, John, active 1629, correspondent.; Williams, Abraham, Sir, active 1629, addressee.; Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644.; Downs, R., former owner.; George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, signer.; Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III)
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Title
Letters signed from the Privy Council [manuscript], 1596-1793 (bulk 1596-1634).
Description
34 items.
Corporate author
England and Wales. Privy Council.
Associated name
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646, addressee.
Pembroke, Henry Herbert, Earl of, -1601, addressee.
Oxford, Henry de Vere, Earl of, 1593-1625, addressee.
Vere, Edward, -1629, correspondent.
Carpenter, John, active 1629, correspondent.
Williams, Abraham, Sir, active 1629, addressee.
Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644.
Downs, R., former owner.
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, signer.
Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III)
Pembroke, Henry Herbert, Earl of, -1601, addressee.
Oxford, Henry de Vere, Earl of, 1593-1625, addressee.
Vere, Edward, -1629, correspondent.
Carpenter, John, active 1629, correspondent.
Williams, Abraham, Sir, active 1629, addressee.
Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644.
Downs, R., former owner.
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, signer.
Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III)
Scope and content
Consists of 24 letters signed from the Privy Council and 10 related manuscripts. Many of the 34 documents concern musters, the raising of troops for Ireland and the Netherlands, and the disarming of recusants.
Letters from the Privy Council include 20 to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, in his capacity as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire concerning the administration of the county (with 2 being also addressed to the Earl of Oxford); 2 to the High Sheriff, Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace for Staffordshire; 1 to the Earl of Pembroke, 1596 (1); and 1 to all Mayors, Sheriffs, etc., 1624, requiring the free passage of Essex on his journey to Holland (14).
Other manuscript documents include: list of the army at Rosendale (15); Treasurers of the Subsidys' letters to Essex, 1629 (13, 21); letter from Sir Edward Vere, July 29/August 8, [1629], describing the campaign in the Low Countries and the siege of Hertogenbosch (23); copy of a letter from John Carpenter to Sir Abraham Williams, August 8, 1629 (N.S.), describing the siege (24); an account of the siege (25); copy of Sir Thomas Roe's description of the campaign, July 28, 1629 (O.S.) (26); account of affairs on the Continent written from Frankfort, July 21, [1633?] (31); the declaration of the nobles, gentry and commons at their rendezvous at Nottingham, November 22, 1688 (printed as Wing D717) (33); and an order (printed with the sign manual of George III, King of England) to raise a regiment of foot, September 27, 1793 (34).
Letters from the Privy Council include 20 to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, in his capacity as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire concerning the administration of the county (with 2 being also addressed to the Earl of Oxford); 2 to the High Sheriff, Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace for Staffordshire; 1 to the Earl of Pembroke, 1596 (1); and 1 to all Mayors, Sheriffs, etc., 1624, requiring the free passage of Essex on his journey to Holland (14).
Other manuscript documents include: list of the army at Rosendale (15); Treasurers of the Subsidys' letters to Essex, 1629 (13, 21); letter from Sir Edward Vere, July 29/August 8, [1629], describing the campaign in the Low Countries and the siege of Hertogenbosch (23); copy of a letter from John Carpenter to Sir Abraham Williams, August 8, 1629 (N.S.), describing the siege (24); an account of the siege (25); copy of Sir Thomas Roe's description of the campaign, July 28, 1629 (O.S.) (26); account of affairs on the Continent written from Frankfort, July 21, [1633?] (31); the declaration of the nobles, gentry and commons at their rendezvous at Nottingham, November 22, 1688 (printed as Wing D717) (33); and an order (printed with the sign manual of George III, King of England) to raise a regiment of foot, September 27, 1793 (34).
Note
Item descriptions interleaved with original manuscripts.
6 items thought to be previously with collection sold separately in Sotheby's sale. See inside cover for more details.
6 items thought to be previously with collection sold separately in Sotheby's sale. See inside cover for more details.
Provenance
R. Downs, Esq. MS.
Formerly Folger MS Add 70.
Formerly Folger MS Add 70.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Sotheby's June 21, 1956, lot 788.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
G.b.14 (1-34)
Folger accession
MS Add 70