Reporting the death of Governor William Stoughton of Massachusetts Bay (on July 7) and recommending the swift appointment of a new Royal governor to prevent unrest, "as these peopell have had theare owne willes so longe." The second letter repeats the advice at length and suggests that some "Church of England men" be appointed to assist as well.
47 letters and documents, on paper (one document on parchment) in various cursive scripts, produced in England between 1554 and 1706. Mostly from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, they consist of claims for expenses, wages, and other benefits. They include an account of a banquet (15 November 1561), signed by the Marquis of Winchester and Sir Walter Mildmay; a Claim for Allowances (1563) by Sir Thomas Chaloner, Ambassador to Spain; L. S. (1578) by Lord Burgley about money to be sent to Ireland and mentioning Sir Philip Sidney; A. L. S. (1597) by George, Lord Hunsdon; A. K. S. (Chester, 11 Aug. 1601) by the antiquary and mathematician Edward Brerewood to the Privy Council. The documents also include signatures of other government officials and nobles. and The documents derive from the papers of Robert Petre, Auditor for the Exchequer, and his colleague Vincent Skinner.
Description:
Binding: Middle Hill boards, spine missing., Ex libris Sir Thomas Phillipps (unnumbered MS)., and Modern pencil pagination employed. Wanting p. 43-46, 65-68, 109-114, 119-120, 125-132, 139-142, 161-168, 177-178.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--1533-1603 and Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1625
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth--I,--Queen of England,--1533-1603, Great Britain.--Exchequer, James--I,--King of England,--1566-1625, and Phillipps, Thomas,--Sir,--1792-1872--Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Finance, Public--Great Britain and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Most of the emblems are from earlier works published by Plantin, more than half being identical with those in the works of Alciati, Sambucus, and Paradin. cf. Reprint of Whitney's "Choice of emblemes", edited by Henry Green, 1866, p. 252., Part 2 has special t.-p., with the crest of the earls of Leicester and Warwick., Printer's device on t.-p.; title within ornamental border; full page woodcut of the arms of Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, on verso of t.-p.; emblems illustrated with 247 woodcut engravings within ornamental borders., and Signatures: *-**⁴***² A-A⁴ a-e⁴ f³.
Publisher:
In the house of Christopher Plantyn, by Francis Raphelengius.
Subject (Name):
Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550, Crewe,--Baron (Crewe Hall)--Bookplate (BEIN 1977 2719), Paradin, Claude, active 16th century, and Zsámboki, János, 1531-1584
Subject (Topic):
Printing--Netherlands, 16th cent., Leyden, F. Raphelengius (Plantin), 1586--Specimens
BEIN Vanderbilt 178: Imperfect: t.-p. and p. 229-230 slightly mutilated; bound in calf, gold tooled., Most of the emblems are from earlier works published by Plantin, more than half being identical with those in the works of Alciati, Sambucus, and Paradin. cf. Reprint of Whitney's "Choice of emblemes", edited by Henry Green, 1866, p. 252., Part 2 has special t.-p., with the crest of the earls of Leicester and Warwick., Printer's device on t.-p.; title within ornamental border; full page woodcut of the arms of Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, on verso of t.-p.; emblems illustrated with 247 woodcut engravings within ornamental borders., and Signatures: *-**⁴***² A-A⁴ a-e⁴ f³.
Publisher:
In the house of Christopher Plantyn, by Francis Raphelengius.
Subject (Name):
Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550, Crewe,--Baron (Crewe Hall)--Bookplate (BEIN 1977 2719), Paradin, Claude, active 16th century, and Zsámboki, János, 1531-1584
Subject (Topic):
Printing--Netherlands, 16th cent., Leyden, F. Raphelengius (Plantin), 1586--Specimens
Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598 Hariot, Thomas, 1560-1621
Published / Created:
1590
Call Number:
Taylor 194
Image Count:
71
Publisher:
Typis I. Wecheli, svmtibvs vero T. de Bry
Subject (Geographic):
North Carolina -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800, Roanoke Colony (N.C.), Virginia --Description and travel, and Virginia --History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 --Sources
Subject (Name):
Grenville, Richard, 1542-1591 and Raleigh's Roanoke colonies, 1584-1590
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America --Pictorial works --Early works to 1800, Indians of North America --Virginia --Early works to 1800, and Indians of North America--North Carolina --Early works to 1800
Duetecum, Baptista Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563-1611
Published / Created:
1595]
Call Number:
212 A64 1595
Container / Volume:
BRBL_00014
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
Bird's-eye-view., Dedicated to Cristóbal de Mauro by Jan Huygen van Linschoten., In lower left: J 50 en J 51., Includes text and ill., and Relief shown pictorially.
Publisher:
s.n.,
Subject (Geographic):
Angra do Heroísmo (Azores)--Aerial views--Early works to 1800
Manuscript, on paper, in cursive bookhand, produced in England and dated May 27, 1582.
Description:
A note on f. 18v reads: "A verry tratoroos Worke pretended to bee the answers of Peyres Plowman to the prynted interrogatores of alleageaunce. Butt in treuthe a Waye to instruct papists how to answer tratorooslye & defende the trators for Martyrs that dyed at Tyburne in August 1582." and Binding: vellum wrapper, with front cover cut away. Disbound. Box also contains remains of silk binding thread in separate envelope.
Subject (Name):
Langland, William,--1330?-1400?--Piers Plowman
Subject (Topic):
Catholic Church--England--Controversial literature, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Tyburn gallows (London, England)