| Author |
Tudor, Elizabeth I, queen of England |
| Birthdate |
b. 1533, d. 1603 |
| Filename |
eliz-1560-e1, eliz-1570-e2, eliz-1580-e2, eliz-1590-e2 (eliz-1590-e2 includes Helsinki eliz1-e2 and eliz2-e2) |
| Manuscript |
Butler:
Letter 148: Stowe Ms. 167, f. 77.
Letter 153: Stowe Ms. 167, ff. 85-86b
Ellis 1.2:
Letter 187: Ms. Lands. Num. 9. art. 19
Letter 200: Ms. Cotton. Calig. C. III. fol. 229. Orig.
Letter 201: Ms. Mus. Ashmol. Oxon. Orig.
Letter 210: Ms. Lands. 1236. fol. 47. Orig.
Letter 215: Ms. Cotton. Julius. F. VI. fol. 25
Ellis 1.3:
Letter 225: Ms. Cotton. Calig. C. IX. fol. 161
Ellis 2.3:
Letter 189: Ms. Cotton. Calig. C. III. fol. 141
Letter 231: Ms. Cotton. Tit. B. II. fol. 203. Orig.
Ellis 3.4:
Letter 417: Ms. Cotton. Vespas. C. xiv. 410. Orig.
Letter 418: Ms. Cotton. Append. XXIX.
Grosart: no manuscript information available |
| Date of composition |
1566 (Ellis 1.2,187) (eliz-1560-e1);
1571 (Ellis 2.3,189, 1.2,200),
1572 (Ellis 1.2,201),
1575 (Ellis 1.2,210) (eliz-1570-e2);
1582 (Ellis 3.4,417),
1583 (Ellis 3.4,418, 1.2,215),
1586 (Ellis 1.2,225),
1588 (Ellis 2.3,231) (eliz-1580-e2);
1598 (Butler 148, 153),
c1600 (Grosart) (eliz-1590-e2) |
| Genre |
LET NON-PRIV |
| Edition |
Butler, G.G. (ed.).
1913.
The Edmondes papers. A selection from the
correspondence of Sir Thomas Edmondes, envoy from
Queen Elizabeth at the French court.
London:
Nichols.
Ellis, Henry.
1824.
Original letters, illustrative of English history;
including numerous royal letters. Series 1, vols. 2-3.
London:
[publisher unknown].
Ellis, Henry.
1827.
Original letters, illustrative of English history;
including numerous royal letters. Series 2, vol. 3.
London:
[publisher unknown].
Ellis, Henry (ed.).
1846.
Original letters, illustrative of English history;
including numerous royal letters. Series 3, vol. 4.
London:
Richard Bentley.
All three Ellis volumes reprinted 1970 (New York: AMS Press).
Grosart, Alexander B. (ed.).
1873.
The Dr. Farmer Chetham ms.
Being a commonplace-book in the Chetham Library, Manchester.
Temp. Elizabeth, James I. and Charles I.
Consisting of verse and prose, mostly hitherto unpublished.
The Queene's letter to my Ladye Norrice.
Chetham Society, 89.
Manchester:
Chetham Society. |
| Sample |
Exhaustive sample of Elizabeth's letters in Butler 1913 and
Grosart 1873.
"B," "E," and "G" following page number references below indicate
Butler 1913, Ellis 1824-1846, and Grosart 1873, respectively.
1.2,223.1,E-1.2,224.19,E (187) (Penn 1),
1.2,260.19,E-1.2,263.29,E (200-201) (Penn 2),
1.2.277.27,E-1.279.8,E (210) (Penn 3),
1.2.294.1,E-1.295.19,E (215) (Penn 4),
1.3,22.9,E-1.3,23.28,E (225) (Penn 5),
2.3,1.3,E-2.3,2.28,E (189) (Penn 6),
2.3,137.13,E-2.3,140.13,E (231) (Penn 7),
3.4,45.1,E-3.4,48.4,E (417-418) (Penn 8),
387.19,B-388.15,B (148) (Helsinki 1),
400.24,B-403.29,B (153) (Helsinki 2),
43.1,G-44.5,G (Penn 9)
eliz-1560-e1 = Ellis 1.2,187
eliz-1570-e2 = Ellis 2.3,189, 1.2,200-201, 210
eliz-1580-e2 = Ellis 3.4,417-418, 1.2,225, 2.3,231
eliz-1590-e2 = Butler 148, 153, Grosart |
| Remarks |
The letters span two time periods.
The samples identified above as Helsinki 1 and Helsinki 2 contain the text
of the original Helsinki files eliz1-e1 and eliz2-e1, respectively. |