State letters from 1533 to ca. 1630

Folger bibliographic ID: 233143
Folger call number: V.a.239
Folger holdings ID: 281840
Accession Number: 6972

Contains copies of 201 letters including much material about Ireland, Catholics in England, and foreign affairs. A few of the letters include: Henry VIII's letter to the clergy of York regarding title Supreme Head, 1533, p. 1; letters of John Lyly to the Queen, undated, p. 42; letters from the Earl of Essex, p. 103; letters and a poem of Sir Walter Raleigh, p. 670; many letters of Sir Francis Bacon, passim; comment on Spenser's Faerie Queene, p. 895, by Sir Kenelm Digby

General notes

[26], [6] (blank), 1-896, 896-955 p. Page 895 is repeated 32 times List of contents at beginning of volume Poem listed in the Folger first line index. First line: Even such is time that takes in trust Also available as a digital reproduction Formerly Folger MS 6972 Acquired from Bernard Halliday, August 8, 1938, cat. 229 This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Publications

Contains copies of the same letters as Folger MS V.b.234, occasionally in a different order

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004-2005. Letterwriting in Renaissance England (catalog entry 39)

Extended title: State letters from 1533 to ca. 1630 copied ca. 1650

Lyly, John, 1554?-1606 Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601 Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599. Faerie queene Church of England Catholics Ireland Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

subject: Lyly, John, 1554?-1606
subject: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601
subject: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
subject: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
subject: Church of England
subject: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
subject: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
correspondent: Lyly, John, 1554?-1606
correspondent: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601
associated with: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
associated with: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
associated with: Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665
associated with: England and Wales. Sovereign (1536-1547 : Henry VIII)
associated with: England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
correspondent: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
correspondent: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603