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Letters from Sir Thomas Widdrington to Thomas 1st Lord Fairfax and Ferdinando 2nd Lord Fairfax
The volume comprises a typescript biography of Sir Thomas Widdrington and two letters, each with a transcript. The first letter is adressed to Thomas 1st Lord Fairfax (3 June 1639) where Widdringto...
Message from the Elector Palatine to both Houses of Parliament
This message to both Houses of Parliament contains reasons given by the Elector Palatine for his visit to England. He states that he "thought it necessary openly in this kind to declare himself an...
Papers of Sir Edward Walker (1612-1677)
Draft correspondence, warrants and commissions prepared on behalf of Charles I, Charles II and by others, comprising two separate files. The first contains draft letters, commissions and warrants m...
Public Act, 3 Charles I, c. 1: Petition of Right
The Petition exhibited to His Majesty by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, concerning divers Rights and Liberties of the Subject with the King's M...
Main Papers: Letter in favour of mercy towards the Earl of Strafford
11 May 1641 -- Letter from the King to the House of Lords: in favour of mercy towards the Earl of Strafford.
This is a letter from Charles I to the House of Lords after the passing of the Bill of ...
Main Papers: Protestation Returns: Cornwall A (Callington)
The file comprises a return for the parish of Callington, in the East Hundred of Cornwall, of the names of all those male adults who made the protestation pursuant to the order of the House of Comm...
Petition of Archbishop Laud from Prison
Laud states that following an order from the House of Lords, he has dismissed all his servants save two. He prays that beside his two servants "who are to make his bed, and do other things necessa...
Letter from a Puritan Soldier to his Brother
The letter was written in Cleeve. It is not signed. The soldier writes that he is among a group of 16-18,000 soldiers who met at Baynards Green, Oxfordshire. The soldiers had "to endure hard qua...
Main Papers: Naseby Letters
This file contains series of letters sent from the King, the Queen, Edward Lord Herbert and Lord Jermyn.
Some letters are written in French and some items include the translation.
The items are n...