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Correspondence

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Farnese, Alexander. Letter from the Duke of Parma to King James VI of Scotland, 1589

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Identifier: De.1.12/20
Scope and Contents

This is a letter from Alexander Farnese, the Duke of Parma to James VI of Scotland, thanking him for the protection offered to Spanish survivors of the Armada that landed in Scotland.

Dates: 1589
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts from the William Drummond of Hawthornden Collection / Bound Volume titled "Scottish Manuscripts from The Drummond Collection 1572-1618"

Henry, Prince of Wales, Son of James I. Letter from Prince Henry to his father the King, 1601-1602

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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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts from the William Drummond of Hawthornden Collection / Bound Volume titled "Scottish Manuscripts from The Drummond Collection 1572-1618"

La Roche de Chandieu, A. called Sadeel. Letter to James VI of Scotland, 1587

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Identifier: De.1.12/8
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This is a letter from the French Reformed theologian, poet, diplomat and nobleman Antoine de la Roche Chandieu, also known as Saddel, to James VI of Scotland

Dates: 1587
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts from the William Drummond of Hawthornden Collection / Bound Volume titled "Scottish Manuscripts from The Drummond Collection 1572-1618"