CALENDARS OF STATE PAPERS, &c. [IMPERIAL 8vo., cloth. Price 15s. each Volume or Part.] As far back as the year 1800, a Committee of the House of Commons recommended that Indexes and Calendars should be made to the Public Records, and thirty-six years afterwards another Committee of the House of Commons reiterated that recommendation in more forcible words; but it was not until the incorporation of the State Paper Office with the Public Record Office that the Master of the Rolls found himself in a position to take the necessary steps for carrying out the wishes of the House of Commons. On 7 December 1855, he stated to the Lords of the Treasury that although "the Records, State Papers, and Documents in his charge constitute the most complete and perfect series of their kind in the civilized world,” and although they are of the greatest value in a historical and constitutional point of view, yet they are comparatively useless to the public, from the want of proper "Calendars and Indexes." Acting upon the recommendations of the Committees of the House of Commons above referred to, he suggested to the Lords of the Treasury that to effect the object he had in view it would be necessary him to employ a few Persons fully qualified to perform the work which he contemplated. for Their Lordships assented to the necessity of having Calendars prepared and printed, and empowered the Master of the Rolls to take such steps as might be necessary for this purpose. The following Works have been already published under the direction of the Master of the Rolls: CALENDARIUM GENEALOGICUM; for the Reigns of Henry III. and Edward 1. Edited by CHARLES ROBERTS, Esq., Secretary of the Public Record Office, 2 Vols. 1865. This is a work of great value for elucidating the early history of our nobility and landed gentry. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS, DOMESTIC SERIES, OF THE REIGNS OF EDWARD VI., MARY, ELIZABETH, and JAMES I., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited by ROBERT LEMON, Esq., F.S.A. (Vols. I. and II.), and by MARY Anne Everett GREEN, (Vols. ¡II.-XII.). 1856–1872. U These Calendars render accessible to investigation a large and important mass of historical materials. The Northern Rebellion of 1566-67; the plots of the Catholic fugitives in the Low Countries; numerous designs against Queen Elizabeth and in favour of a Catholic succession; the Gunpowder plot; the rise and fall of Somerset; the Overbury murder; the disgrace of Sir Edward a 2 51972. Coke; 4 the rise of the Duke of Buckingham, &c., and numerous other subjects, few of which have been previously known. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS, DOMESTIC SERIES, OF THE REIGN OF CHARLES I., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited by JOHN BRUCE, Esq., F.S.A., (Vols. I.-XII.); by JOHN BRUCE, Esq., F.S.A., and WILLIAM DOUGLAS HAMILTON, Esq., F.S.Á., (Vol. XIII.); and by WILLIAM DOUGLAS HAMILTON, Esq., F.S.A., (Vols. XIV.-XVII.). 1858-1882. Vol. I.-1625-1626. Vol. IX.-1635-1636. Vol. X.--1636-1637. Vol. XI.-1637. Vol. XII.-1637-1638. Vol. XIV.-1639. Vol. XVI.-1640. Vol. XVII.-1640-41. Vol. XVIII.-1641-43. This Calendar presents notices of a large number of original documents of grea value to all inquirers relative to the history of the period to which it refers, many hitherto unknown. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS, DOMESTIC SERIES, DURING THE COMMONWEALTH, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. EVERETT GREEN. 1875-1885. Edited by MARY ANNE Vol. VIII.-1655. Vol. XI.-1657-1658. Vol. XII-1658-1659. Vol. VI.-1653-1654. Vol. VII.-1654. Vol. XIII.-1659-1660. This Calendar is in continuation of those during the reigns from Edward VI. to Charles I., and contains a mass of new information. pre CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS, DOMESTIC SERIES, OF THE REIGN OF CHARLES II., served in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited by MARY ANNE EVERETT GREEN. 1860-1866. Vol. I.-1660-1661. Vol. III.-1663-1664. Vol. V.-1665-1666. Vol. IV.-1664-1665. CALENDAR OF HOME OFFICE PAPERS OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE III., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Vols. I. and II. Edited by JOSEPH REDINGTON, Esq. 1878-1879. Vol. III. Edited by RICHARD ARTHUR ROBERTS, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. 1881. Vol. I.-1760 (25 Oct.)-1765. Vol. II.-1766-1769. Vol. III.-1770-1772. These are the first three volumes of the modern series of Domestic Papers, commencing with the accession of George III. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS relating to SCOTLAND, preserved in Her Majesty's Vol. I., the Scottish Series, of the Reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Vol. II., the Scottish Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth, 1589-1603; an These volumes relate to Scotland, between 1509 and 1603. In the second volume are Papers relating to Mary Queen of Scots during her Detention in England, 1568-1587. Calendar of DOCUMENTS relating to IRELAND, In Her Majesty's Public Record Office, London. Edited by HENRY SAVAGE SWEETMAN, Esq., B.A., Trinity College, Dublin, Barrister-at-Law (Ireland); continued by GUSTAVUS FREDERICK HANDCOCK, Esq. 1875-1886. Vol. I.-1171-1251. Vol. 11.-1252-1284. Vol. III.-1285–1292. Vol. IV.—1293–1301. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS relating to IRELAND, OF THE REIGNS OF HENRY VIII., Vol. I.-1509–1573. Vol. II.-1574-1585. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS relating to IRELAND, OF THE REIGN OF JAMES L., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, and elsewhere. Edited by the Rev. C. W. RUSSELL, D.D., and JOHN P. PRENDERGAST, Esq., Barrister-atLaw. 1872-1880. Vol. I.-1603–1606. Vol. III.-1608-1610. Vol. IV.-1611–1614. Vol. V.-1615-1625. This series is in continuation of the Irish State Papers commencing with the reign of Henry VIII.; but for the reign of James I., the Papers are not confined to those in the Public Record Office, London. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS, COLONIAL SERIES, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, and elsewhere. Edited by W. Noel Sainsbury, Esq. 18601884. Vol. I.-America and West Indies, 1574–1660. These volumes include an analysis of early Colonial Papers in the Public CALENDAR OF LETTERS AND PAPERS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, OF THE Reign of HENRY VIII., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, the British Museum, &c. Edited by J. S. BREWER, M.A., Professor of English Literature, King's College, London (Vols. I.-IV.); and by JAMES GAIRDNER, Esq., (Vols. V., VI., VII, VIII., and IX.) 1862-1886. These volumes contain summaries of all State Papers and Correspondence relating to the reign of Henry VIII., in the Public Record Office, of those formerly in the State Paper Office, in the British Museum, the Libraries of Oxford and Cambridge, and other Public Libraries; and of all letters that have appeared in print in the works of Burnet, Strype, and others. Whatever authentic original material exists in England relative to the religious, political, parliamentary, or social history of the country during the reign of Henry VIII., whether despatches of ambassadors, or proceedings of the army, navy, treasury, or ordnance, or records of Parliament, appointments of officers, grants from the Crown, &c., will be found calendared in these volumes. Calendar of STATE PAPERS, FOREIGN SERIES, OF THE Reign of Edward VI., preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. 1547-1553. Edited by W. B, TURNBULL, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law, &e. 1861. 6 CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS, Foreign Series, OF THE REIGN OF MARY, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. 1553-1558. Edited by W. B. TURNBULL, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law, &c. 1861. The two preceding volumes exhibit the negotiations of the English ambassadors with the courts of the Emperor Charles V. of Germany, of Henry II. of France, and of Philip II. of Spain. The affairs of several of the minor continental states also find various incidental illustrations of much interest. The Papers descriptive of the circumstances which attended the loss of Calais merit a special notice; while the progress of the wars in the north of France, into which England was dragged by her union with Spain, is narrated at some length. These volumes treat only of the relations of England with foreign powers. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS, FOREIGN SERIES, OF THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office, &c. Edited by the Rev. JOSEPH STEVENSON, M.A., of University College, Durham, (Vols. I.–VII.), and ALLAN JAMES CROSBY, Esq., M.A., Barrister-at-Law, (Vols. VIII.-XI.) 1863-1880. Vol. I.--1558-1559. Vol. VI.-1563. Vol. VII.-1564-1565. These volumes contain a Calendar of the Foreign Correspondence during the early portion of the reign of Elizabeth. They illustrate not only the external but also the domestic affairs of Foreign Countries during that period. CALENDAR OF TREASURY PAPERS, preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Edited by JOSEPH REDINGTON, Esq. 1868-1883. Vol. I.-1557-1696. Vol. IV.-1708-1714. The above Papers connected with the affairs of the Treasury comprise petitions, reports, and other documents relating to services rendered to the State, grants of money and pensions, appointments to offices, remissions of fines and duties, &c. They illustrate civil and military events, finance, the administration in Ireland and the Colonies, &c., and afford information nowhere else recorded. CALENDAR OF THE CAREW PAPERS, preserved in the Lambeth Library. Edited by J. S. BREWER, M.A., Professor of English Literature, King's College, London; and WILLIAM BULLEN, Esq. 1867-1873. The Carew Papers relating to Ireland, in the Lambeth Library, are unique and of great importance to all students of Irish history. CALENDAR OF LETTERS, DESPATCHES, AND STATE PAPERS, relating to the Negotiations between England and Spain, preserved in the Archives at Simancas, and elsewhere. Edited by G. A. BERGENROTH. 1862-1868. Vol. I.-Hen. VII.--1485-1509. Mr. Bergenroth was engaged in compiling a Calendar of the Papers relating to England preserved in the archives of Simancas in Spain and the corresponding portion removed from Simancas to Paris. Mr. Bergenroth also visited Madrid, and examined the Papers there, bearing on the reign of Henry VIII. The first volume contains the Spanish Papers of the reign of Henry VII.; the second volume, those of the first portion of the reign of Henry VIII. The Supplement contains new information relating to the private life of Queen Katherine of England; and to the projected marriage of Henry VII. with Queen Juana, widow of King Philip of Castile, and mother of the Emperor Charles V. CALENDAR OF LETTERS, DESPATCHES, AND STATE PAPERS, relating to the Negotiations between England and Spain, preserved in the Archives at Simancas, and elsewhere. Edited by DoN PASCUAL DE GAYANGOS. 1873-1886. Vol. III., Part 1.-Hen. VIII.-1525-1526. Vol. IV., Part 2.-continued.-Hen. VIII.-1531-1533. Vol. V., Part 1.-Hen. VIII.-1534-1536. Upon the death of Mr. Bergenroth, Don Pascual de Gayangos was appointed to continue the Calendar of the Spanish State Papers. He has pursued a similar plan to that of his predecessor, but has been able to add much valuable matter from Brussels and Vienna, with which Mr. Bergeuroth was unacquainted. CALENDAR OF STATE PAPERS AND MANUSCRIPTS, relating to ENGLISH AFFAIRS, preserved in the Archives of Venice, &c. Edited by RAWDON BROWN, Esq. 1864-1884. Vol. I. 1202-1509. Vol. IV.-1527-1533. Vol. V.-1534-1554. Vol. VI., Part I.-1555-1556. Vol. VI., Part III.-1557-1558. Mr. Rawdon Brown's researches have brought to light a number of valuable documents relating to various periods of English history; his contributions to historical literature are of the most interesting and important character. SYLLABUS, IN ENGLISH, OF RYMER'S FEDERA. By Sir THOMAS Durrus Hardy, D.C.L., Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. Vol. I.-Will. 1.-Edw. III. 1066-1377. Vol. II.-Ric. II.-Chas. II. 1377-1654. Vol. III., Appendix and Index. 1869-1385. The "Fœdera," or "Rymer's Fœdera," is a collection of miscellaneous documents illustrative of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of Charles II. Several editions of the "Fœdera" have been published, and the present Syllabus was undertaken to make the contents of this great National Work more generally known. REPORT OF THE DEPUTY KEEPER OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS AND THE REV. J. S. BREWER TO THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS, upon the Carte and Carew Papers in the Bodleian and Lambeth Libraries. 1864. Price 2s. 6d. REPORT OF THE DEPUTY KEEPER OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS TO THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS, upon the Documents in the Archives and Public Libraries of Venice. 1866. Price 2s. 6d. C |