| Description | Manuscript volume, 17th century, containing several manuscript texts: (1) William Wood, 'A consideration uppon the treaty of the marriage betweene England and Spaine' [c1620] (14 leaves) (2) Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 'A relation of the proceedinge against Ambassadors whoe have misbehaved them selves & exceeded theyr Commission in writing thinges agt the state wherein they were ymploied out of the power of theyr negotiation', written 24 Apr 1624 (6 leaves) (3) Henry Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, 'A letter or Appologie written by Count Arundell to the Lord Tre[asurer] Burleighe touchinge his titles of Comes Imperii and imprisonmt for recieving the title' (10 leaves + title-page) (4) Arthur Gohagan, 'The Trial of Arthur Gohagan, by birth an Iryshman, a friar of the Order of St Dominick. Was arraigned at the Kings Bench Barr 25 Novemb 1633 beinge Munday for speakinge these woordes ...' (6 leaves) (5) 'The Prince of Wales his l[ett]re to the Pope July 1623' [later Charles I], and 'A coppie of a draught or writing which the illustrious Prince of Wales sent as an answere to the other of his Catholike Ma'ties' (11 leaves) (6) Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 'Considerations for the repressing of the increase of the Preistes, Iesuites and Recusants withoutt drawinge of Blood'. |
| AdminHistory | The manuscripts refer to political, diplomatic and religious affairs of the late 16th and early 17th century, including relations between England and Spain in the 1620s, and issues relating to recusancy. |
| CustodialHistory | Part of the library of Charles Kay Ogden (1889-1957), linguistic psychologist, founder of the Orthological Institute and originator of the language system Basic English, whose interests in language systems are reflected in the subject matter of his collection, which comprised individual manuscripts and manuscript collections dating from the 14th to the 20th century. |