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Godolphin, Sidney, 1610-1643. A collection of some of the poems &c : written by Mr. Sidney Godolphin : manuscript, [16--]

Title: A collection of some of the poems &c : written by Mr. Sidney Godolphin : manuscript, [16--]

Drinkwater's note (front flyleaf), dated 1923, contains biographical information on Boyle, William Godolphin, and Sidney Godolphin.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (75 p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612768999 View

Danby papers, 1661-1748, 1661-1684

Title: Danby papers 1661-1748 1661-1684

The papers document aspects of Danby's political career, particularly his investigation of the Popish Plot and his impeachment in 1678. They include correspondence with Robert Spencer, Earl of Sunderland on the negotiation for the Treaty of Nijmegen; letters from several members of the House of Lords on affairs of state; extracts from the correspondence of Edward Coleman and from informants' testimonies; letters and documents relating to Danby's impeachment and imprisonment, including copies of his petitions for release; and papers concerning his various offices, including muster rolls for the West Riding Militia and Treasury accounts.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 3; Other Storage Formats: Oversize; Linear Feet: 2.50

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.danby View

Gascoigne, Bernard, Sir, 1614-1687. Copie di lettere, 1672 Dec-1673 Jun.

Title: Copie di lettere, 1672 Dec-1673 Jun.

Manuscript volume in several hands, including Gascoigne's, containing drafts and transcripts of diplomatic letters sent by Gascoigne to various members of the English government during his service as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Hapsburg court in Vienna in 1672-73. Gascoigne's mission, ultimately unsuccessful, was to negotiate a marriage between James, Duke of York and the Archduchess of Innsbruck, Claudia Felicitas, and the letters contain detailed reports on the progess of those negotiations, including their rapid failure after the death of the Empress Margarita Teresa in March of 1673. Other topics include the uneasy relations among England, Holland, and the Empire; the first news of the revolt of Imre Thököly in Hungary; and the Russian Czar's mission to raise Europe against the Turks.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702172699 View

Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009.

Title: Autograph File, G

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (10 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01430/catalog View

Bulstrode, Richard, Sir, 1610-1711. [Letterbook], [1676-1682].

Title: [Letterbook], [1676-1682].

Manuscript, in several hands, of a collection of copies of several hundred letters addressed to Richard Bulstrode by other diplomats while he was British envoy at Brussels and apprising him of the political situation in the countries in which they were stationed. The contents include 45 letters from Sir William Godolphin, ambassador at Madrid, dated 1676-79; 74 letters from Henry Savile, envoy at Paris, dated 1679-82; 50 letters from Sir Leoline Jenkins, envoy at Nijmegen, dated 1673-79; and 20 letters from Thomas Chudleigh, envoy at Nijmegen, dated 1676-78. The letters are followed, in another hand, by a collection of about a dozen poems titled "English poems written by Sir Richard Bulstrode upon severall occasions," many of them religious or sentimental. Some of the poems are not actually by Bulstrode, including An epitaph upon husband and wife by Richard Crashaw and an anagram on Mary's name by George Herbert. The collection does, however, includes some of Bulstrode's Latin poetry.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (226 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702177417 View

White, Ignatius. Letters, 1653-1690.

Title: Letters, 1653-1690.

Consists of letters to Ignatius White, Marquis d'Albeville, and other documents, relating primarily to the Revolution of 1688 in Great Britain. The collection is made up largely of letters written to Albeville during his residence at the Hague. These letters were written by persons in England and on the continent and contain many details of current happenings. The other items in the collection are letters to Albeville from various European correspondents prior to the reign of James II and several miscellaneous documents concerning political events and the careers of Albeville and two of his brothers, Richard and Michael.

ArchivalResource: 335 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36383922 View

Gascoigne, Bernard, 1614-1687,. Copie di lettere [manuscript], 1672 April 5-October 15.

Title: Copie di lettere [manuscript], 1672 April 5-October 15.

Letter copy book kept by the British Envoy, an Italian, concerning a projected marriage between the Duke of York and the Archduchess Claudia Felicitas, addressed principally to Lord Arlington, the Duke of York, the Earl of Sunderland, Sir William Godolphin, the King, Sir Joseph Williamson, the Duke of Richmond, Sir William Swan, Lord Clifford, Sir Jonathan Trelawny and various ambassadors. A leaf pasted inside the cover, giving styles of address, includes the abbot of Lambspring; in 1672 the abbot was John Placid Gascoigne. One letter is from the emperor Leopold to Claudia's mother and another from the Earl of Peterborough to the King. At the end is a summary of the times of various postal services in Europe and a list of letters written, March 14 to December 29. Thought to be written by Bernard Gascoigne, the English resident at Vienna.

ArchivalResource: [2], 275 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/642200359 View