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090    LWL Mss Vol. 40
100 1  Noble, Mark, |d1754-1827.
245 12 A relation of the ambassadors and agents, with other illustrious foreigners who were in England, during the reign of king James I, |f1821.
300    1 |fv. (27 leaves) ; |c27 cm.
336    unspecified |2rdacontent
337    unspecified |2rdamedia
338    unspecified |2rdacarrier
506    This collection is available for research.
520    Manuscript, in a single hand, of a history which records the arrivals of foreign ambassadors to England between 1603 and 1623, quoting extensively from such historians as Camden, Stow, and Finet.  The narrative is arranged in chronological order and provides anecdotes about the visitors' interactions with the court, including their social activities such as dinners and masks; gifts they gave and received; the behavior and order of precedence of the English nobility in the presence of the ambassadors; and the amounts of money James I spent on them.  Of the visit of the French embassy in 1621, the author remarks on "French insolence" and comments, "We do things better now.  We do not turn one of our legislative rooms, and one of our Courts of Law, into Banquetting ones.  We do not receive at a vast expence, a retinue of foreigners, because the sovereign of France is just on the other side of the straits of Dover."  The volume concludes with a critical summary of King James' character, and is prefaced by an introduction in which the author lists his sources and explains his methodology.
561    Purchased from Sotheby's, February 1946.
546    In English.
500    Laid in: engraving of seven busts from "The Battle of the Boyne" and "The battle at La Hogue."
500    Bound in: 1 page with 12 engravings of medallions pasted in, labeled "Medals of James's Queen & Daughter."
500    Title from title page.
500    Decorated title page, with engraving of a dog pasted in.
500    Bookplate of Mark Noble.
500    Binding: paper, stitched.  Written on front cover: Ambassadors, etc. who came in to England in the Reign of James I.  With engraved border, pasted in.
524    Mark Noble, A Relation of the Ambassadors and Agents. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
600 10 Camden, William, |d1551-1623.
600 10 Finet, John, |cSir, |d1571-1641.
600 00 James |bI, |cKing of England, |d1566-1625.
600 10 Noble, Mark, |d1754-1827.
600 10 Stow, John, |d1525?-1605.
650  0 Ambassadors. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004141
650  0 Courts and courtiers |zEngland.
650  0 Diplomatic and consular service |zEngland.
650  0 Nobility |zGreat Britain |xSocial life and customs |y18th century.
651  0 Europe |xForeign relations |zGreat Britain. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114990
651  0 Great Britain |xForeign relations |zEurope. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100240
651  0 Great Britain |xPolitics and government |y1603-1625. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056889
655  7 Histories. |2aat
656  7 Antiquarians. |2lcsh |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005742
852    The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, Farmington, CT.
902    Lewis Walpole Library |bLEWIS WALPOLE LIBRARY  (Non-Circulating) >>  LWL Mss Vol. 40|DELIM|8519012
907    2008-02-19T13:01:14.000Z