| Title |
Fifteen state tracts and speeches with letters |
| Reference |
MS Add.9276 |
| Covering Dates |
1635–1650 (Circa) |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
Mostly copied by professional scribes, and bound together apparently in the 17th century. The volume has the bookplate of Thomas Brooke, Armitage Bridge, inside the front cover; the bookplate of Fairfax of Cameron inside the back cover; and the stamps of Sir Richard Betenson, Bart., and Sir Thomas Phillipps. |
| Manuscripts/MS Add.9276-9277/MS Add.9276 contains: |
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1
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'A speech delivered by Sr Francis Bacon in the Lower House of Parliament concerning the Article of generall Naturalization of the Scottish Nation'. With numerous corrections, alterations, and remarks in another hand. |
1640 |
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2
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'The Prayer used in the Kings Army after the Bataile of Kineton [Edgehill] 1642'. |
1642 |
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3
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'A Conference Betweene Signiour Gondomar his Ma[jes]ties Ambassador of Spaine, the Friar Confessour and Father Bal[d]wyn the Jesuite att Ely house in Holborne. November 20: 1620'. |
1640 |
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4
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Sir Walter Raleigh (attrib.), 'A Shorte discourse of Sir Walter Rawleighes...'. Concerning the '1. Propagation of the Catholicke Religion 2. Exaltacion of the popes supremacie 3. Glorification of the Spanish Monachie 4. Extenuacion of the Lowe Countries Glorie 5. The abuseing of Englands Simplicitie'In the same hand as Add.9276/3. |
1640 |
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5
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'An Experimentall discovery of the generall Defects of all sorts of wines etc.'. |
1640 |
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6
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'Chemical divinity, or (as I conceive) of the Rosie crutians doctrine...'. Aurora Sapientia Of the three principles and begininge of the mistery of wisdome, In which the ground Key of all wisdome is layed open directing to the true understandinge of God of Man, and the whole world...Tendeinge to the honor of God the revelacion of the true wisdome and the se[r]vice of the sixt church of philodelphia called...to beare witness of God and of Jesus Christ in Anno 1639.' Includes many corrections and alterations. |
1650 |
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7
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Tract by Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton. 'An Answere to the Coppye of a Rayleinge Invectyve (against the Regyment of woemen in generall) with Certayne Malliparte exceptions, to dyvers, and sundrye matters, of State, wrytten, to Queene Elizabeth'. There are notes on the verso of the last folio, 'ways in which Engilsh queens furthered cause of religion in England'. |
1640 |
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8
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'The Catholiques of Englands Letter to King James at his first Entrance into England for approbation and tolleration of theire Religion'. |
1640 |
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9
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Sir Henry Wotton, 'A Letter to the late Lord Treasurer Earle of Portland'. In the same hand as Add.9276/8. |
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10
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'The coppie of the Challenge sent by the Earle of Northumberland to Sir Frauncis Veere; And Sir Frauncis Veere his answere' [1602]. |
1640 |
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11
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'A letter from the Pope to his Nuncio in England'. |
1639 |
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12
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Sir Francis Bacon, 'Observations Politticall and Civill'. |
1640 |
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13
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Sir Francis Bacon, 'The Confession of Faith', otherwise known as the 'Prayer' or 'Psalm'. |
1640 |
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14
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'Off Councell in Warr'. |
1640 |
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15
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Sir Walter Raleigh, 'A Breiffe Discourse Touchinge a Marryage Betwene Prince Henrye of England And a daughter of Savoye'. |
1640 |
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