Papers of the Bagot family of Blithfield, Staffordshire

Folger bibliographic ID: 230544
Folger call number: FILM Fo. 4390.1
Folger holdings ID: 352552

Topics of letters include: news of the wars on the Continent, of Ireland, of Frobisher's first voyage to America in 1576 (L.a.987), and of parliamentary elections. One from Richard Broughton to his father-in-law Richard Bagot discusses parliamentary procedure (L.a.269). Several discuss certain glass and iron works, and one (L.a.75) contains an inventory of equipment at the Cannock iron works. A number were written at Oxford when their writers were students; two (L.a.53, L.a.58) are some of Sir Harvey Bagot's Latin exercises. Both these exercises, and five others (L.a.571, 573, 581, 605 and 992) contain poems

General notes

Richard Bagot (d. 1597) and his son Walter (1557-1623) were both sheriffs of Staffordshire. Richard was also a deputy lieutenant, a commissioner for recusants, a J.P., and steward of several royal manors, some of which had been confiscated from Thomas, lord Paget Formerly Folger MSS Add. 26.1, 26.2, 207, 360 Formerly part of the collection of André de Coppet (1892-1953) All poems are listed in the Union First Line Index of English Verse, and in the microfilm First line index of manuscript poetry in the Folger Shakespeare Library (published by Adam Matthew, 1998) Also available on microfilm and as an electronic resource

Publications

Transcriptions of L.a.36-46 and L.a.473 included in "A semi-diplomatic edition of the letters of Anthony Bagot (1558-1622) at the Folger Shakespeare Library."

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015 Age of Lawyers. Flat (L.a 63, 64, 182, 1067)

Extended title: Papers of the Bagot family of Blithfield, Staffordshire 1428-1671 (bulk 1557-1671)
Alternate titles: Bagot papers, 1428-1671, Letters to and from various members of the Bagot family of Blithfield, Staffordshire, Bagot family papers, 1428-1671

Bagot family Bagot, Walter, 1557?-1623 Bagot, Richard, approximately 1530-1597 England and Wales. Parliament Frobisher, Martin, Sir, approximately 1535-1594 Paget, Thomas, approximately 1544-1590 Broughton, Richard, 1524-1604 Ireland Iron-works Glass trade Voyages and travels America Church of England Catholics Staffordshire (England) Latin language University of Oxford Education, Higher Architectural design

author: Bagot family
subject: Bagot family
subject: Bagot, Walter, 1557?-1623
subject: Bagot, Richard, approximately 1530-1597
subject: England and Wales. Parliament
subject: Frobisher, Martin, Sir, approximately 1535-1594
subject: Paget, Thomas, approximately 1544-1590
subject: Broughton, Richard, 1524-1604
subject: Church of England
subject: University of Oxford
associated with: Bagot, Walter, 1557?-1623
associated with: Bagot, Richard, approximately 1530-1597
associated with: Broughton, Richard, 1524-1604
associated with: England and Wales. Privy Council
former owner: De Coppet, Andre, 1892-1953