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Folder 2, 1685-1688

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94046
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection of documents, 1655-1791, most of which relate to King William III and Queen Mary II of England. Includes correspondence of and warrants signed by William III; letter of Mary II; documents signed by Sir Christopher Wren; documents written by Samuel Pepys; order signed by James II; letter of Leopold, Emperor of Germany; engravings of William III; and a printed announcement of the ascension of William and Mary to the throne of England. Some documents are in French and Latin but some...
Dates: 1685-1688

Letter, 1685 June 9

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94058
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Prince of Orange, Honslaerdyck, to [?]. Having received the orders from the King, proposed to the Estates to authorize himself to send three Scottish regiments, which they did; M. de Bentinck will report to you the nature of the proposition to this plan. In French. 1 p. ALS. Translation and transcription (6 pp) by Robert H. Welch, Assoc. Prof. of Mod. Langs. & Lit., 1993 and William Gill, Class of 1993.

Dates: 1685 June 9

Letter, circa 1686 March 21

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94059
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21 March, [16]86/87. Sidney Godolphin, Whitehall, to Sir Richard Bulstrode, Brussels. Gives Bulstrode a letter for diplomat, Sir William Godolphin in Madrid. Thanks him for his kindness and civility. 1 p. ALS.

Dates: circa 1686 March 21

Summary of letter, circa 1687 February 2

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94060
Scope and Contents 2 Fevrier, 1687[/8]. Contemporary summary of letter from a Jesuit from Leigh [Leige] to a Jesuit from Fribourg. Account of the progress of Catholicism in England under James II, reporting the King's secret dealings with the Jesuits, hopes that a Roman Catholic Seminary might be established at Oxford, news of the Catholic chapel at Somerset House, news of proposed legislation favoring the Catholics, rumors that this state of affairs was leading some "heretics" to turn to William of Orange. In...
Dates: circa 1687 February 2

Copy of a letter, 1687 February 2

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94061
Scope and Contents 2 Fevr[ier], 1687[/8]: "Copie d'une Lettre d'un Jesuite de Leige ecrit a un Jesuite de Friburge..." Account of the progress of Catholicism in England under James II, reporting the King's secret dealings with the Jesuits, hopes that a Roman Catholic Seminary might be established at Oxford, news of the Catholic chapel at Somerset House, news of proposed legislation favoring the Catholics, rumors that this state of affairs was leading some "heretics" to turn to William of Orange. Heading in...
Dates: 1687 February 2

Letter, 1687 June

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94062
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6/16 June, 1687: G[uillame] (William III), Prince of Orange, Honslaerdyck, to Friedrich Wilhelm, Great Elector of Brandenburg. Hopes for his approval of the selection of Margrave Albert to succeed the colonelship made vacant by the death of Margrave Louis. In French. 2 pp. ALS. Translation and transcription (4 pp.) by Robert H. Welch, Assoc. Prof. Mod. langs. & Lits., 1993

Dates: 1687 June

Letter, 1687 July 21

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94063
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Prince of Orange to his uncle Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Elector of Brandenburg. Expresses his opinions of the wedding proposed by the King of Denmark to the Elector's daughter. Advises the Elector to wait on the matter until the times are not so delicate. The Prince travelled a great deal, so his reply to the Elector had been delayed. In French. 3 pp. ALS. Includes translation. 1p.

Dates: 1687 July 21

Certification of oath, 1867 December 9

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94064
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Certification that the oath for the Lord Lieutenancy of Oxford was administered to Edward Henry, Earl of Lichfield. Signed by William Blathwayth. 1 p. DS.

Dates: 1867 December 9

Letter, 1688 June 2

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94065
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Mary, Princess of Orange, Honslaydyck, to "Monsieur mon Cousin," Sends condolences on the death of the recipient's father, one of the German Electors. In French. 1 p. LS. Translation and transcription (4 pp.) by Robert H. Welch, Assoc. Prof. of Mod. Langs. & Lits., 1993

Dates: 1688 June 2

Letter, 1688 July 20

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94066
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William Bridgeman, Whitehall, to the Earl of Lichfield Summons the Earl to attend [James II] at the President's office the next day. 1 p. LS.

Dates: 1688 July 20

Letter, 1688 September 22

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94067
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James R [James II], Whitehall, to the Earl of Litchfield, Edward Henry, Authorizes the Earl to reinstate the Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace in Oxford who would "readily serve us." Signed by James II and Sunderland. 1 p. DS. Includes questionnaire directed to the deputies and justices, asking for their support in the repeal of the penal and test laws. 1 p. D.

Dates: 1688 September 22

Samuel Pepys' "Observations on the achievement of the Prince of Orange, placed in front of his declaration.", 1688 November 8

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94068
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Samuel Pepys' "Observations on the achievement of the Prince of Orange, placed in front of his declaration." Concerns the Prince's usurpation of the Royal Army of England. In Pepys' shorthand and longhand. 1 p. AD. includes 2 contemporary versions. 4 pp., and typescript copies. 4 pp.

Dates: 1688 November 8

Broadside, 29 December, 1688

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id94069
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Printed broadside from the Prince of Orange, St. James, to Edward Henry, Earl of Litchfield. Calls the Earl to attend Parliament January 22. Signed by "Prince d'Orange." 1 p. PD (broadside).

Dates: 29 December, 1688