A MISCELLANEOUS collection, in prose and verse, of the xviith century, written in various hands. The following pieces may be noticed:- Sonnets by N. Tornkyns, f. 1 ;-Verses on the death of Henry, Prince of Wales, f. 4;-Stanzas in praise of music, by ... 17th century

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

James I, King of England, 1566-1625

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James VI was born in Edinburgh Castle in 1566, the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her second husband, Lord Darnley. As Mary was forced to abdicate shortly after his birth, he acceded to the Scottish throne as an infant and was brought up to be distanced from his mother. He was learned, taught by some of the best tutors available in the Scottish Humanist school, but also deeply superstitious, secretive and something of a misanthropist. He married Anne of Denmark in 1590, though ...

Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634

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Epithet: Lord Chief Justice British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x00021c Sir Edward Coke was a justice of assize for Suffolk. From the description of The sum of my lord Coke's charge [to the jury] at Bury [St. Edmunds, Suffolk] [manuscript], 1609 July 26. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 651046666 ...

Donne, John, 1572-1631

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Proposed for publication as part of the Percy Society series. From the description of The Songs and sonnets of Dr. John Donne : with critical notes by the late Samuel Taylor Coleridge / edited by Barron Field, Esq. : manuscript, [ca. 1840] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612868820 Herbert Grierson attached great importance to the manuscript and presumed the writer to be an acquaintance of Donne. From the description of Poems and paradoxes : manuscript, ...

Tucke, George, active 17th century

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Tomkyns, N-, active 17th century

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Muley Sidan, active 17th century, Emperor of Morocco

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Title: Emperor of Morocco British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000985.0x000021 ...

Muhammad IV, Emperor of Turkey

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Title: Emperor of Turkey British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x0003a9 ...

Ovidius Naso, Publius, Roman poet

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Epithet: Roman poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x000118 ...

Babington, Anthony, active 17th century, of Add MS 15226

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James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Accession date: 1685 Places: England Title: Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x00029c ...

Moore, R-, active 17th century

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University of Cambridge, Trinity College (active 1485-1940)

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Tompson, Paul, active 17th century

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Tillinghast, John, active 17th century

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Doddington, William, active 17th century, of Add MS 15226

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Chomley, Henry, active 17th century

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Quarles, Ursula, active 17th century, widow of Francis Quarles

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Epithet: widow of Francis Quarles British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x000175 ...

Henry

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Epithet: of Huntingdon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x0000c9 Epithet: the merchant of Wilburton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000299.0x000397 Epithet: Prior of Worksop British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000390.0x0001c2 Epithet: of Wo...

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705

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Accession date: 1658 Places: Germany Title: Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x00003a ...

Trockmorton, Francis, active 17th century

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Shakespeare, William, 1849-1931

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Epithet: of Add MS 37772 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000800.0x000375 The correspondent is William Shakespeare, the composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from William Shakespeare, New York, to Robert Thallou [manuscript], 1900 April 1. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 417080391 From the description of Autograph letter signed from William Shakespeare, ...

Shelton, Thomas, active 17th century, of Add MS 15226

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Charles II, King of England

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Accession date: 1660 Places: England Title: King of Great Britain and Ireland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x00001a ...

Maria Elisabeth, Governor of the Netherlands, daughter of Emperor Leopold I

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Accession date: 1658 Places: Germany Epithet: daughter of Emperor Leopold I Title: Governor of the Netherlands British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x00003b ...

Quarles, Francis, poet

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Birkehead, Daniel, active 17th century, Prebendary of Durham

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Epithet: Prebendary of Durham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001439.0x0002b4 ...

Poulett, Amias, Sir, active 1579-1619

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Wriothesley, Henry, 3rd Earl of Southampton

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Epithet: of Add MS 12506 Title: Earl of Southampton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000257 Title: 3rd Earl of Southampton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x00036e ...