De conquestu Angliae per Hispanos [manuscript], 1570-1604.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.; Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.; Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590.; Pius V, Pope, 1504-1572.; Guise, Henri, duc de, 1550-1588.; Lennox, Esmé Stuart, Duke of, approximately 1542-1583.; Allen, William, 1532-1594.; Vendeville, Jean de, 1527-1592.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Spain. Sovereign (1556-1598 : Philip II); Catholic Church. Pope (1585-1590 : Sixtus V); Catholic Church. Pope (1566-1572 : Pius V)
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De conquestu Angliae per Hispanos [manuscript], 1570-1604.
Description
96 leaves.
Associated name
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.
Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590.
Pius V, Pope, 1504-1572.
Guise, Henri, duc de, 1550-1588.
Lennox, Esmé Stuart, Duke of, approximately 1542-1583.
Allen, William, 1532-1594.
Vendeville, Jean de, 1527-1592.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
Spain. Sovereign (1556-1598 : Philip II)
Catholic Church. Pope (1585-1590 : Sixtus V)
Catholic Church. Pope (1566-1572 : Pius V)
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.
Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590.
Pius V, Pope, 1504-1572.
Guise, Henri, duc de, 1550-1588.
Lennox, Esmé Stuart, Duke of, approximately 1542-1583.
Allen, William, 1532-1594.
Vendeville, Jean de, 1527-1592.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
Spain. Sovereign (1556-1598 : Philip II)
Catholic Church. Pope (1585-1590 : Sixtus V)
Catholic Church. Pope (1566-1572 : Pius V)
Scope and content
Contemporary copies of 19 documents that concern Catholic plans to conquer England and Scotland. They include the papal bull excommunicating Elizabeth, [1570]; a brief summary of conditions in England by William Allen, 1585?; the agreement between Sixtus V and Philip II about Elizabeth, 1587; the political alignment of the nobility in Scotland; two letters from Jean Vendville, undated and 1586; the reasons for making Allen a cardinal; the demands of the Duke of Lennox, 1582; a letter from Philip II to Elizabeth, September 24, 1583; and an account on Scottish matters by the Duke of Guise, 1583.
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List of contents tipped into volume.
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Finding aid identifier
D43667
Publications about material
For a discussion of this manuscript, particularly a memorandum attributed to William Allen (G.b.5 (4)), see G. Mattingly, "William Allen and Catholic propaganda," in Aspects de la propagande religieuse, 1957, p. 325-339.
Provenance
According to G. Mattingly in William Allen and Catholic propaganda, all the pieces appear to have been in the files of the Spanish embassy in Rome, and the volume is Phillipps MS 2753. The majority of the items are printed in Phillipps' De conquestu Angliae per Hispanos ... (Middle Hill press, 1869).
Formerly Folger MS Add 45.
Formerly Folger MS Add 45.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Sotheby's, January 30, 1956, no. 409.
Cited/described in
Phillipps, T. Phillipps manuscripts, 2753
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Manuscripts (documents)
Item Details
Call number
G.b.5
Folger accession
MS Add 45