Sydney, Henry, Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (1694), Colonel; Envoy to Holland; Secretary of State

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Epithet: Colonel; Envoy to Holland; Secretary of State

Title: Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (1694)

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referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS papers, consisting chiefly of bonds, depositions, accounts, and public documents, relating to Dover and the Cinque Ports; 1566-1784. Among them are:-1. Certificate of a payment made by the Mayor and Commonalty of Dover for a share in a..., 1566-1784 British Library
referencedIn Vol. viii. 1701, 1702.includes:ff. 15, 17 Philips de Tombe, Dutch Consul at London: Commission: 1700. ff. 21-28 Julius Heinrich von Friesen, Count; William III's Envoy to the Prince of Baden: Credentials and instructions: 1700.: Copies. ff. 38, 42 ..., 1701-1702 British Library
referencedIn " THE BOOKE of Heraldrye and other thinges togither with the Order of Coronacions," etc.: a common-place book chiefly of heraldic and historical collections by Robert Commaundre (ob. 1613), Rector of Tarporley, co. Chester, and Chaplain to Sir Henry ..., 1525-1625 British Library
referencedIn NOTIFICATION Of Robert Burnell, Mayor of Drougheda [Drogheda, cos. Louth and Meath], Ireland, Nicolas Courcy and Robert Flemynge, sheriffs, and the Aldermen, burgesses, etc., of the same town that, at a general congregation held in the Tolsell of Dro... British Library
referencedIn 33,350. MISCELLANEOUS manuscripts. British Library
referencedIn Vol. iv. (ff. 569). Undated.includes:f. 1 George Abbott, of the Paymaster General's Office: Petition to be appointed a Lottery Commissionor: [1742-3]. f. 3 Fifield Allen, Archdeacon of Middlesex, Sub-dean of the Chapels Royal: Memorial: circ. 1760. ..., 1603-1814 British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of State papers, letters, and miscellaneous documents, many of which relate to the Civil War and the affairs of the Commonwealth; 1564-1760. The letters at the end relate to literature and kindred subjects, and several of them are addresse... British Library
referencedIn Vol. i. 1643, 1672-1686.F-de Mereatis de S. Michaele, Student of Arts at Siena: Wrote: in 1468.William Smith: Letters to J. Ellis: 1676-1689.includes:f. 1 Robert Monro, Major-General: Letter to the Irish Committee of Parliament: 1643. f. 9 Nicholas..., 1643-1686 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CV (ff. 369). 22 Apr.-14 June, 1823.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 William Hill, of the Treasury: Letters to R. Willimott: 1814-1823. f.2 Reverend James M'Ghee, Magistrat fo... British Library
referencedIn LETTERS and papers relating to the family of Spencer, or Spenser, of Althorp, co. Northampton, and Wormleighton, co. Warwick; 1522-1656. Besides private letters and papers, there are many official documents, chiefly concerning the musters in co. Nort..., 1522-1656 British Library
referencedIn ORDERS to Charles Bertie for payment of debentures of the Ordnance Office, from 22 Nov. 1693 to 23 June, 1694; signed by [Henry Sydney] Viscount Sydney [afterwards Earl of Romney] Master-General; and by Tho. Littleton, William Boulter, Jon. Charlton,... British Library
referencedIn LETTER-BOOK of John Wallis, D.D., Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, decipherer of political correspondence to the government, etc., containing originals and copies of ciphered letters, with decipherings and keys, and including covering and o..., 1651-1701 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters and papers relating to Admiralty affairs: consisting chiefly of warrants and other documents concerning prizes and letters of marque, with correspondece of the Admiralty on legal questions with Sir Charles Hedges Judge of the High Co..., 1691-1698 British Library
referencedIn LEGAL and other papers of the family of Sidney, Earls of Leicester, and principally of Robert, 2nd Earl, and of members of his family; 1559-1685. Among them are:-1. Particular of the manor of Southover, co. Sussex; early XVIIth cent. f. 9. 2. Invent..., 1559-1685 British Library
referencedIn Vol. i. (ft. 470). 1603-1751.includes:f. 1 John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon; late Marshal of Berwick: Grant to, of a pension: [1603].: Copy. f. 5 Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Jubbs: Grants to, of lands in co. Meath by O. Cromwell: 1656. f. 9 Sir John Hol..., 1603-1751 British Library
referencedIn Vol. 1 (ff. 274). 1563-1695.includes:f. 1 Richard Aucher: Letter to H. Brockman: 1563.f. 2 Richard Toke: Letter to -: 1580.ff. 4, 5 William Brodnax, barrister: Letters to his cousin, H. Brockman: 1608, n.d.f. 7 Sir Anthony Percivall, of Dento..., 1563-1695 British Library
referencedIn "ENTRYES while the King was in Ireland": letter-book of Sir Robert Southwell as Principal Secretary of State for Ireland during William III's campaign in that country in 1690. The extreme dates are 29 May and 8 September. The entries are arranged by ... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL LETTERS and documents, official and private; 1513-1839. Arranged in two series, English and Foreign, as follows:-I. English Series:-1. Warrant of Henry VIII. to [George Talbot, 4th] Earl of Shrewsbury, " Steuard of our houshold and Lieute..., 1513-1839 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II, ff. 441, July, 1681-1691.Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State: Correspondence with Col. H. Sydney: 1680, 1681.Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence with Col. H. Sydney: 1674, 1679 -1681, 1689.Colonel Henry Sydney, Viscou... British Library
referencedIn (Gr. xii.) " MEMOIRS taken out of the notes of Sir Henry Sidney, Knt. (ob. 1586), sometime Lord Deputy of Ireland, and out of the Lord Cecills [sc. Lord Burghley's] papers ab Anno 1530 ad Annum 1566 [really ending in 1544], as they were collected by ... British Library
referencedIn DIARY of Colonel Henry Sidney, afterwards Earl of Romney; 1 June, 1679-13 Jan. 1682. Printed in Diary of the times of Charles the Second, etc. (see above). Paper; ff. 132. Small Octavo.Colonel Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I, ff. 374, 1674-May, 1680.Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence with Col. H. Sydney: 1674, 1679 -1681, 1689.Colonel Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (1694) Envoy to Holland; Secretary of State: Correspon... British Library
referencedIn LETTER-BOOK of Sir William Dutton Colt, Envoy to Hanover and Zell ; 9 Jan. 1691-31 May, 1692. The majority of the letters are addressed to [Henry Sydney], Viscount Sydney, and [Daniel Finch, Earl of Nottingham, Secretaries of State, and to [William B... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I., 1087-1575 :-1. Transcript of the foundation charter of Battle Abbey; [1086-7]. Imperfect. (See Harl. Ch. 83 A. 12.) f. 1. 2. Ten leaves from a MS containing correspondence between the English and Papal Courts in the 12th cent. Lat. Vellum. ..., 1087-1575 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II., 1576-1624 1. Joan[nes] Sturmius, Rector [of the Academy at Strassburg], to Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury, on his appointment to that see; Argentorati [Strassburg], 20 March, 1576. Lat. Hologr. f. i. 2. Instructions from William, ..., 1576-1624 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS Original letters, etc.; 1561-1801. 1. Elizabeth [daughter of Henry II., of France, and wife of Philip II., of Spain], to her brother, Charles IX., announcing the imprisonment of Don Carlos; 21 Jan. [1568]. Fr. f. 1. 2. Philip, Landgrave..., 1561-1801 British Library
referencedIn HODGKIN PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 192). Military and Naval papers, 1601-1786, including a number of letters and papers of Gen. Monck. Contents:— 1. Statement of a month's pay for Her Majesty's forces in the Low Countries, 13 May -9 June, 1601. With a re..., 1601-1786 British Library
referencedIn TRANSCRIPTS Of instructions to Ambassadors and other similar state-papers; tempp. Hen. VIII.-Eliz.[between 1509-1603]:-1. Instructions to Sir Anthony St,. Leger, K.G., Lord Deputy, and others " whome his majestie hath appointed to be of his Highnes ..., 1509-1603 British Library
referencedIn " ARMES and Styles of the Knyghtes and Companyous of the moste honorable ordre of the gartar, made and set fourth at the presant Installacion of the right Worshipfull Sr. Henry Sydney, Knyght, Lord Presydent of Wales, who was installed at Windsor on ..., 1564-1597 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I (ff. i + 177). 16 Apr. 1687-21 Mar. 1705/6.includes:f. 1 Sir Robert Southwell: Letter to the Duke of Ormonde: 1687.: Draft. ff. 3-34 Sir Robert Southwell: Letters to, from Sir R. Cox: 1688-1700. f. 7 Sir John Meade: Correspondence with Sir R... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL LETTERS to and from members of the family of Sydney, with other documents relating to them ; in the following orderCommission from Thomas [Ratcliffe, third] Earl of Sussex, Chief Justice of the Queen's forests on this side Trent, to Sir Henr..., 1550-1709 British Library
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Ireland, Europe
Warwickshire, England
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Hoxne, Suffolk
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Waterford, Ireland
London, England
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