Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies of Great Britain: From the Commencement of the Twelfth Century to the Close of the Reign of Queen Mary, Volume 3

Mary Anne Everett Green

H. Colburn, 1846 - English letters

Contents

• No A D Page I Jane Roper to lord Cromwell 1538: 1
• Anne lady Russell to lord Cromwell 1538: 4
• Elizabeth lady Wheathell to lord Cromwell 1538: 6
• The same to the same 1538: 9
• Princess Mary to lord Cromwell 1538: 11
• The same to the same 1538: 14
• The same to the same 1538: 16
• Mary lady Kingston to Mr Wriothesley 1538: 17
• Margaret queen of Scotland to Henry VIII 1530: 18
• The same to the same 1538: 19
• Anne Basset to lady Lisle 1538: 21
• Mary Basset to lady Lisle 1538: 25
• The same to Philippa Basset: 27
• The same to lady Lisle: 28
• Honor viscountess Lisle to Thomas Thirlby 1538: 30
• Page: 31
• The same to lord Lisle 1538: 32
• The same to the same 1538: 34
• The same to the same 1538: 37
• The same to the same 1538: 38
• The same to the same 1538: 41
• Jane lady Clinton to lady Lisle 1538: 44
• Honor viscountess Lisle to lord Lisle 1538: 46
• The same to the same 1538: 50
• The same to the same 1538: 53
• Margaret lady Coffin to lord Cromwell: 63
• Catherine Bulkeley abbess of Godstow: 69
• Lady Cecil Dudley to lord Cromwell: 77
• Florence Bonnewe late prioress of Ambres: 87
• Elizabeth duchess of Norfolk to lord Crom: 96
• well: 103
• Elizabeth lady Carew to lord Cromwell: 110
• Maud lady Grenville to lady Lisle: 125
• No A D Page LVII Jane lady Ringley to lady Lisle vers 1539: 127
• The same to the same vers 1539: 128
• Honor viscountess Lisle to lord Lisle 1539: 130
• The same to the same 1539: 133
• The same to the same 1539: 136
• Mary lady Kingston to lady Lisle 1539: 142
• Elizabeth lady Wallop to lady Lisle vers 1539: 143
• Catherine Basset to lady Lisle 1539: 145
• Anne Basset to lady Lisle 1539: 147
• The same to the same 1539: 148
• Elinor countess of Rutland to lady Lisle 1540: 149
• Anne Basset to lady Lisle 1540: 151
• Mary lady Kingston to Mr Wriothesley 1540: 153
• Margaret countessdowager of Ormond to Henry VIII 1540: 155
• Lettice lady Lee to lord Cromwell 1540: 157
• Elizabeth lady Cromwell to Henry VIII 1540: 159
• Queen Anne of Cleves to Henry VIII 1540: 160
• Elizabeth duchess of Norfolk to the earl of Westmoreland 1541: 163
• Margaret queen of Scotland to Henry VIII 1541: 165
• Elinor countess of Rutland to sir William Paston: 168
• The same to the same 1544: 170
• Queen Catherine Parr to the council with the king 1544: 171
• The same to Henry VIII 1544: 173
• The same to the same 1544: 174
• Princess Elizabeth to queen Catherine Parr 1544: 176
• The same to the same 1544: 177
• Queen Catherine Parr to princess Mary 1544 180: 180
• Catherine countess of Westmoreland to the earl of Shrewsbury vers 1544: 182
• Lady Eleanor ODonel to Henry VIII 1545: 184
• Elizabeth duchess of Norfolk to lord Stafford: 189
• Princess Elizabeth to lord admiral Seymour 1547: 191
• The same to princess Mary 1547: 193
• Princess Mary to sir William Paget: 200
• a 2: 201
• Margaret countess of Lenox to the earl: 209
• Princess Elizabeth to the duke of Somerset: 218
• Catherine duchess of Suffolk to Cecil: 245
• Jane lady Southampton to sir William Petre 1551: 255
• Elizabeth lady Cromwell to sir William Cecil 1552: 260
• Princess Elizabeth to the duke of Northum berland 1553: 263
• Grace countess of Shrewsbury to the earl of Shrewsbury 1553: 267
• The same to the same: 269
• Lady Elizabeth Dacres to the countess of Shrewsbury: 270
• The same to the earl of Shrewsbury: 272
• Princess Elizabeth to lady Knollys 1553: 279
• Mary queen of Scots to queen Mary I 1554: 281
• Mary I to lord Chandos 1554: 282
• The same to sir Hugh Pollard and others 1554: 285
• The same to the nobility of England 1554: 287
• Mary I to the earl of Sussex 1554: 289
• The same to king Philip 1554: 290
• The same to the justices of Norfolk 1554: 292
• Princess Elizabeth to king Philip 1554: 294
• The same to queen Mary 1554: 295
• The same to the marquis of Winchester 1554: 296
• King Philip and queen Mary to cardinal Pole 1555: 297
• Mary countessdowager of Northumberland to the earl of Shrewsbury 1555: 298
• Gertrude marchioness of Exeter to the earl of Devonshire 1555: 301
• The same to the same 1555: 303
• 1555: 304
• The same to the same 1555: 306
• The same to the same 1555: 307
• Mary of Guise queendowager of Scotland to queen Mary 1557: 309
• Mary I to the barons of the Cinque Ports 1557: 311
• The same to the earl of Shrewsbury 1557: 312
• The same to the sheriffs of counties 1557: 314
• The same to the lords of Eure and Wharton 1557: 316
• The same to the noblemen of England 1558: 317
• Mary I to the lord admiral 1558: 319
• The same to John Task esquire 1558: 320
• Princess Elizabeth to queen Mary 1558: 321
• Mary I to Dr Robinson 1558: 323
• The same to the fellows of Magdalen College 1558: 324
• Princess Elizabeth to king Philip 1558: 326

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies of Great Britain: From the Commencement of the Twelfth Century to the Close of the Reign of Queen Mary, Volume 3; Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies of Great Britain: From the Commencement of the Twelfth Century to the Close of the Reign of Queen Mary, Mary Anne Everett Green
• Author: Mary Anne Everett Green
• Editor: Mary Anne Everett Green
• Publisher: H. Colburn, 1846
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Aug 17, 2005