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'Extracte gathered out of Monsieur Courceles Negotiation in Scotland ... touchinge the proceidinges in England against ... Mary Queene of Scottes ...': translations, late 16th or early 17th century, of correspondence, 1586-1587, between Henry III of France, M Courcelles (French ambassador to Scotland), Nicolas Brulart (French Chancellor), and others., 1586-1587.

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Identifier: MS.5737

Dates

  • Creation: 1586-1587.

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Extent

38 Leaves ; Folio.

Arrangement

ii + 36 folios.

Existence and Location of Originals

Cotton MS. Calig. C.IX in the British Library contains (on folios 556-573 and 453-458) translations, probably in the hand of a secretary of Sir Francis Walsingham, from which this manuscript may have been copied.

Bibliography

The manuscript was published as 'Extracts from the despatches of M Courcelles' (Bannatyne Club, 1828).

Repository Details

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