Stanhope, Michael. Transcript of Papers relating to the Earl of Essex, Sir Gelly Meyrick and the Essex Rebellion, 1596-1602

Phillipps, T. Phillipps manuscripts: 16134
Folger bibliographic ID: 244342
Folger call number: W.b.4
Folger holdings ID: 309533
Accession Number: cs1673

Contains transcripts of 69 of the 72 items of Folger MS G.b.4 (items 1-67, 69, 71) including a copy of Essex's letter to the Privy Council at his departure from Plymouth (June 1596) [printed in Lives and letters of the Devereux Earls of Essex, by W.B. Devereux, 1853, I, 349]; copies of a counterfeit letter from Anthony Bacon to Essex and of Essex's reply, warrants and other documents arising out of Essex and Sir Gelly Meyrick's imprisonment in the Tower; inventories and receipts of household goods at Wanstead House, Essex House, and elsewhere; and an account of the executions of Sir Gelly and Henry Cuffe, March 8, 1600/1

General notes

Stanhope was one of the commissioners for seizing the Earl's goods and probably the Michael Stanhope of Sudbury who was knighted in 1603 Dawson Tuner -- Phillipps 16134 MS

Extended title: Transcript of Papers relating to the Earl of Essex, Sir Gelly Meyrick and the Essex Rebellion, 1596-1602 ca. 1837

Meyrick, Gelly, approximately 1556-1601 Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601 Cuff, Henry, 1563-1601 Bacon, Anthony, 1558-1601

author: Stanhope, Michael, active 1596-1602
subject: Meyrick, Gelly, approximately 1556-1601
subject: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601
subject: Cuff, Henry, 1563-1601
subject: Bacon, Anthony, 1558-1601
associated with: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601
former owner: Turner, Dawson, 1775-1858
former owner: Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872