Henry Frederick, 1594-1612 (Prince of Wales)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry, Prince of Wales, Son of James I. Letter from Prince Henry to his father the King, 1601-1602
piece
Identifier: De.1.12/7
Scope and Contents
This is a letter, with a typed translation, from Henry, Prince of Wales to his father, James VI. In it he is showing his father how much improved are his reading and writing skills.
Dates:
1601-1602
La.III.249: Esther Inglis, "Vincula Unionis sive scita Britannicae id est De Unione insulae Britannicae tractatus secundus. Per David Humium Theagrium", 1605
Item
Identifier: La.III.249
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is a presentation copy of Book 2 of the ‘Treatise on Union’ composed by David Hume of Godscroft (1558-c.1630), intended for King James VI/I and Prince Henry Frederick. Hume was an important humanist scholar, political theorist, and Neo-Latin poet in Jacobean Scotland. His De Unione insulae Britannicae advocates for the closer political union of England and Scotland, and the formation of a new Britain. As seen on the title-page of this...
Dates:
1605