Sydney, Robert

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Epithet: 1st Earl of Leicester

Title: Viscount Lisle

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Epithet: Lieutenant -Colonel in the service of the States

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Title: Viscount L'Isle 1677; 4th Earl of Leicester 1698

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Title: 2nd Earl of Leicester

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Epithet: afterwards Viscount Lisle and Earl of Leicester

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Epithet: second Earl of Leicester

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Epithet: Earl of Leicester 1618

Title: Viscount Lisle 1603

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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
referencedIn QUITCLAIM by Edward [Stafford], Baron Stafford, to Sir Robert Sydney, of Penshurst, of the manor of Penshurst, co. Kent, and any other manors or lands late held by Sir Henry Sydney, father of Sir Robert; 20 Jan. 1588[9]. Presented by Richard Davy, Es... British Library
referencedIn (VI. ff. 386). Sept. 1746-Dec. 1747.includes:ff. 1, 5, 29, 32, 45, 58, 60, 69, 90, 116 Philip Carteret Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury; MP for Haslemere: Correspondence with the 1st Lord Hardwicke: 1741-1763. f. 3 John Sharpe, MP; Solicitor to the T... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0US LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:-A. Letter from Grigory Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk (b. 1863, d. 1916) to -Chaplin; n.d. Russian. ff. 1-2. Presented by Commander Leander McCormick Goodhart, O.B.E., through the Friends of the National Li..., 1100-1922 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 PEDIGREES of Welsh families brought down to the close of the 16th century, some having additional notes to the year 1635. There are also included-a list of English and Irish peers to temp. Elizabeth (ff. 1-5); pedigree of Clifford, Earls of Cuniberla..., 16th century-17th century British Library
referencedIn EDMONDES PAPERS. Vol. IX. (ff. 368). 26 March, 1613-8 July, 1614. The negotiations for the marriage of Prince Charles with the Princess Christine are continued throughout this volume, and the letters and discussions of the proposed articles by James ... British Library
referencedIn Robert Sydney, Viscount L'Isle 1677; 4th Earl of Leicester 1698: Release to, by the legatees of his father's will: 1701.Philip Sydney, Viscount Lisle; 3rd Earl of Leicester 1677; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Releases to his executors: 1700, 1701. British Library
referencedIn HISTORICAL TRACTS and papers; tempp . Elizabeth and James I. 1. " A coppie of the last instructions which ye Emperour Charles the Vth gave to his sonne Phillipp before his death. Translated out of Spanishe " [by Lord Henry Howard, cr. Earl of Northam... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters and autographs of eminent persons; 1587 1835: 1. Thomas Wilkes, English Ambassador at the Hague, to Queen Elizabeth; Hague, 16 Feb. 1586[7]; with seal. f. 2. 2. Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to Sug..., 1587-1835 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VII (ff. 172). 1642.Ireland: Correspondence and papers rel. to the Civil War in: 1642-1647.: Partly copies.Army; England: Correspondence and papers of Sir P. Perceval, as Commissary Gen. of Victuals in Ireland: 1642-1646.Accompts: Perceval famil..., 1642 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters and autographs of members of the house of Nassau; 1575-1795: 1. Safe conduct from Guill[aum]e de Nassau [Prince of Orange] to Jehan del Hal; dat. Dordrecht, 28 Aug. 1575. Fr. Signed and sealed. f. 2. 2. Maurice de Nassau [Prince of O..., 1575-1795 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0us LEGAL PAPERS, in part at least of Martin Folkes, bencher (d. 1706), and Andrew Card, barrister, of Gray's Inn, whose names appear passim; 1657-1750, n.d. Mainly drafts or copies. The majority of the papers relate to the estates of Rober..., 1657-1750 British Library
referencedIn 40730. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and vellum ; ff. 93. Folio., 1300-1918 British Library
referencedIn EDMONDES PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 305). 18 June, 1592-16 May, 1596. In addition to the letters described below, the volume contains numerous drafts of Edmondes's despatches to Lord Burghley, the first dated 18 June, 1592, and the last 31 Dec. 1595, durin... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. ff. 221.Rupert, Prince; Count Palatine of the Rhine: Letters to, from various persons: 1644-1649.Fairfax family; of Denton: Correspondence: 1600-1827.William Ackroyd, Rector of Long Marston: Papers relating to his endowment of a University sc..., 1600-1827 British Library
referencedIn Robert Sydney, Viscount L'Isle 1677; 4th Earl of Leicester 1698: Release by, to the executors of his father's will: 1700.: Signed.Philip Sydney, Viscount Lisle; 3rd Earl of Leicester 1677; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Releases to his executors: 1700, ... British Library
referencedIn COLLECTIONS relating to the Court of Chancery, the Rolls, and Court of Requests. Paper; xviith cent. Folio.Rolls, Court of: Papers relating to: 17th cent.Court of Requests: Collections relat ing to: 17th cent.Court of Chancery: Papers relating to: 17..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0us LEGAL PAPERS, in part at least of Martin Folkes, bencher (d. 1706), and Andrew Card, barrister, of Gray's Inn, whose names appear passim; 1657-1750, n.d. Mainly drafts or copies. The majority of the papers relate to the estates of Rober..., 1657-1750 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 ORIGINAL letters of Royal and other personages, principally English; 1596-1844. 1. Queen Elizabeth to Henry IV. of France; n.d. [Sept. 1596]. Fr. Holograph; with modern transcript. ff. 1, 3. 2. [Sir] Thomas Chaloner, tutor to Prince Henry, son of Jam... 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
referencedIn VOL. I. 1600-1662. R[obert Sydney, lst Viscount] Lisle, [afterwards Earl of Leicester], f. 4. Arthur [Capell, 1st Lord] Capell, f. 50. [Thomas Brudenell, 1st Lord] Brudenell [afterwards Earl of Cardigan], ff. 58, 72, 363. Christopher [Hatton, 1st Lor..., 1600-1662 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 Two leaves richly illuminated, cut out of a Latin Missal, executed in Italy; containing miniatures of the Annunciation and of Christ's entry into Jerusalem, introduced into the initial letters. Each leaf is surrounded by a deep border of arabesques, ... British Library
referencedIn VOL. I.-George Abbott (brother of the Archbp. of Canterbury), to Sir Richard Browne, 1 Apr. 1629 (written on a back of a Latin letter from Francis Wright to himself), f 5 ;-Sir Richard Anderson, Bart., to John Evelyn, 21 May, 1684, f. 8;-Sir Allen Ap..., 1624-1712 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
creatorOf SIR EDWARD DERING. Vol. I A (ff. iv+56). Official letter book of Dering as Lieutenant of Dover Castle, supplementing Add. MSS. 47788, 47789; 1 Apr. 1629-28 Feb. 1630. Partly Latin. Drafts. Dering sale, Puttick and Simpson, 8 June 1858, lot 1627. See ..., 1400-1630 British Library
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Kilmainham, Dublin
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Isleworth, Middlesex
Canterbury, Kent
Peking, Chihli, China
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Wales, United Kingdom
Kent, England
Mezières, France
Wexford, Wexford
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Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Herefordshire, England
Groningen, the Netherlands
Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Croyzon, Brest
Glasslough, Monaghan
Venice, Italy
Dunkirk, France
Balsall, Warwickshire
Menheniot, Cornwall
Morlaix, France
Ireland, Europe
Grenoble, France
Penshurst, Kent
Florence, Italy
Norwich, Norfolk
Cape Trafalgar, Spain
Coevorden, Drenthe
Jersey, Channel Islands
Rolvenden, Kent
Plympton, Devon
Sandwich, Kent
Scotland, Kingdom of, United Kingdom
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Netherlands, Europe
Robertsbridge, Sussex
Robertsbridge, Sussex
Ste. Ménehould, France
Herefordshire, England
Penshurst, Kent
Leigh, Kent
Isleworth, Middlesex
Netherlands, Europe
Jamaica, Central America
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Coleham, Shropshire
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Abyssinia, Africa
Netherhall, Suffolk
Kent, England
Norfolk, England
Marseilles, France
Southill, Cornwall
Cornwall, England
Calais, France
Balsall, Warwickshire
Milan, Italy
Venice, Italy
Linkinhorne, Cornwall
Okehampton, Devon
Poitiers, France
Leigh, Kent
Stebbing, Essex
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Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire
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