| Author |
Cecil, William, Lord Burghley |
| Birthdate |
b. 1520, d. 1598 |
| Filename |
wcecil-1560-e1, wcecil-1580-e2 (wcecil-1580-e2 includes Helsinki wcecil-e2) |
| Manuscript |
Letter 219 (1.3): Calig. C. IX. fol. 320. Orig.
Letter 221 (1.3): Calig. C. IX. fol. 433. Orig.
Letter 226 (1.3): Ms. Harl. 7041. p. 199.
Letter 170 (2.2): Ms. Lansd. 102. art. 58. Orig.
Letter 171 (2.2): Ms. Lansd. 102. art. 59. Orig.
Letter 172 (2.2): Ms. Lansd. 102. art. 60. Orig.
|
| Date of composition |
1564-1565 (wcecil-1560-e1); 1586-1588 (wcecil-1580-e2) |
| Genre |
LET NON-PRIV |
| Edition |
Ellis, Henry (ed.).
1824.
Original letters, illustrative of English history;
including numerous royal letters. Series 1, vol. 3.
London:
[publisher unknown].
Ellis, Henry (ed.).
1827.
Original letters, illustrative of English history;
including numerous royal letters. Series 2, vol. 2.
London:
[publisher unknown].
Both reprinted 1970 (New York: AMS Press). |
| Sample |
2.2,291.1-2.2,297.28 (170-172) (Penn 1),
1.3,3.2-1.3,6.12 (219) (Penn 2),
1.3,12.5-1.3,13.28 (221) (Penn 3),
1.3,24.1-1.3,28.9 (226) (Helsinki)
wcecil-1560-e1 = Penn 1
wcecil-1580-e2 = Penn 2-3, Helsinki |
| Remarks |
The letters span two time periods.
Helsinki misidentifies source as "second edition, Vol. 3."
Author father of Robert Cecil (rcecil-e2), earl of Salisbury. |