Frye, Robert, d 1435 (clerk in the Signet Office; clerk of the Council; secondary in the privy seal office)
Person
Dates
- Existence: d 1435
Biography
Robert Frye was clerk in the Signet Office from c.1387; clerk of the Council from c.1397 to 1421; and secondary in the privy seal office from 1420 to 1425. He is the probable co-author and first owner of the Royal Letter Book held at Edinburgh University Library (MS 183).
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
MS 182: Composite manuscript containing three texts, mid/late 14th-early 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 182
Scope and Contents
This manuscript is composed of three sections bound together out of order, in different hands. The different texts are listed below and detailed separately.ff. 1r-2v; 4r-v; 26r-v: Fragments of a commentary on a variety of court cases in French.ff. 3r-v; 5r-24v: A text in Latin headed Flores Dictaminis Petri de Vineis et primo de querimonia Frederici Rubrica ( Flores...
Dates:
mid/late 14th-early 15th century
MS 183: Royal Letter Book, late 14th-early 15th century, c 1335-c 1417 (dates of the original letters)
Item
Identifier: MS 183
Scope and Contents
MS 183, the Royal Letter Book, is an English late medieval manuscript containing contemporary copies of 374 letters, most of which belong to the reigns of Edward III (1327-1377) and Richard II (1377-1397). The manuscript further contains a few copies of letters from the reign of Henry IV (1399-1413) and the copy of a single letter from the reign of Henry V (1413-1422), as well as several letters between other correspondents. The overall date range of the...
Dates:
late 14th-early 15th century; c 1335-c 1417 (dates of the original letters)
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