Historical extracts [manuscript], ca. 1625.

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Historical extracts [manuscript], ca. 1625.

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Includes apparently contemporary fair copy accounts in a fine italic hand of Sir John Norris's and Sir Francis Drake's expedition to Portugal, 1589; the camp and siege of Kinsale, Ireland, 1601; Queen Elizabeth I's last three months, 1603; and the rebellion of Shane O'Neile, 1558 (leaves 30-34); a recipe for "A dormant drink" (leaf 34) with all of the ingredients written backwards (i.e., yppop=poppy); accounts from Richard II, 1394-1395; almanac entries; extracts from Stow's Annals, 1605, p. 498-499 (leaves 34v-35r); extracts from late editions of Camden's History of Elizabeth, which includes account of her last three months of life (leaves 23r-26v); Elizabeth's epitaph (leaf 28).

1 v. (37 leaves)

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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...

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Norris, John, Sir, 1547?-1597

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Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596

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Epithet: Surgeon, of York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000575.0x000135 Epithet: of Stowe MS 159 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000575.0x00017b Epithet: Admiral British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000575.0x000173 Epithet: of Add MS 36811 ...