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Correspondence mainly between Sir Thomas Clifford and the Governor of the Castle of Bergen. (Manuscript)
1665-07-30 - 1665-08-09
CLI/61-75
See item records.
Correspondence and other papers relating to the 2nd Ango-Dutch War, 1665 (Manuscript)
1665-08-12 - 1665-08-29
CLI/76-90
See item records.
Various papers concerning international relations, 1651-1657. (Manuscript)
1651-05-30 - 1664
CLI/16-30
Various papers concerning international relations, 1651-1657.
See item records for further details.…
Unsigned, draft letter on the Dutch War, incomplete (begins at page 3), n.d. (Manuscript)
1665 - 1665
CLI/100
Unsigned, draft letter on the Dutch War, incomplete (begins at page 3), nd. The handwriting appears to be that of Sir William Coventry to James, Duke of York, Lord High Admiral.
Letter from the Admiral of the English Fleet to the Governor of the Fort of Bergen, protesting that he had treated subjects of Denmark courteously. Dated 5 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-05 - 1665-08-05
CLI/69
Letter from Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English Fleet on board the REVENGE, to Col Johan Caspar van Cicignon, Governor of the Fort of Bergen, acknowledging his last letter and protesting that they treated all subjects of Denmark with courtesy and friendship, and desiring that Mr Gorman Tolor…
Letter dated 28 Oct 1665 re: a Bill of Exchange from Clifford, (Manuscript)
1665-10-28 - 1665-10-28
CLI/101
Letter from John and Charles Banckes, from Hamburg, to Sir Thomas Clifford, at Stockholm as Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain, re: a Bill of Exchange from Clifford, dated 28 Oct 1665
Copy of a letter from the Admiral of the English fleet to the Governor of the Castle of Bergen, protesting against his treatment in Bergen, dated 3 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-03 - 1665-08-03
CLI/65
Copy of a letter (in Sir Thomas Clifford's hand) from Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English fleet on board the REVENGE, which was intended to be sent to Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, protesting against Tyddiman's treatment in Bergen and proposin…
Letter from George Clifford to Sir Thomas Clifford re the sale of the prize ship PATRIARCH ISAACK at Harwich, dated 4 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-04 - 1665-08-04
CLI/67
Letter from George Clifford, from Harwich, to Sir Thomas Clifford re: sale of the prize ship the PATRIARCH ISAACK at Harwich, dated 4 August 1665.
Letter dated 28 Oct 1665 reporting that the King of France has exposed the Dutch quarrel. (Manuscript)
1665-10-28 - 1665-10-28
CLI/99
Letter from the Earl of Sandwich to Sir Thomas Clifford, reporting that the King of France has exposed the Dutch quarrel, and the Duke of Beaufort has seized 2 Turkish merchants, dated 28 Oct 1665
Document tiled 'The relation which...the General of Norway, has sent to the King of Denmark about the late action at Bergen', dated 3 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-03 - 1665-08-03
CLI/64/2
'The relation which Claus von Alefeldt, General of Norway, has sent to the King of Denmark about the late action at Bergen', dated 3 August 1665.
Letter addressed to the Council of the States of the United Provinces assembled at The Hague, signed at Westminster and dated 18 February 1650/1. (Manuscript)
1651-02-18 - 1651-02-18
CLI/4
Letter addressed to the Council of the States of the United Provinces assembled at The Hague giving the credentials of Lord Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and Mr Walter Strickland, Member of Parliament, as Ambassadors Extraordinary to Holland.…
Letter from Andrew Brodinus, from Stockholm, to Sir Thomas Clifford, Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain. (Manuscript)
1665-12-06 - 1665-12-06
CLI/116
Letter from Andrew Brodinus, from Stockholm, to Sir Thomas Clifford, Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain, re: Lord Friensendorff's relation to the Swedish Senate, dated 6 Dec 1665.
Speech by Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Ambassador to Holland at The Hague, probably dated 1649. (Manuscript)
1649 - 1649
CLI/2
Speech given by Lord Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Ambassador to Holland, at The Hague, including further protest against the murder of Dr Dorislaus, probably dated 1649.
Fragment of a letter from Lord Chancellor Clarendon, from Oxford, to Sir Thomas Clifford, dated 7 Dec 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-12-07 - 1665-12-07
CLI/118
Fragment of a letter from Lord Chancellor Clarendon, from Oxford, to Sir Thomas Clifford, dated 7 Dec 1665.
Address made by the Ambassador of the King of Sweden, in reply to a speech by Sir Henry Coventry. (Manuscript)
1665 - 1665
CLI/114
Ambassador of the King of Sweden's address to Sir Henry Coventry, nd. Coventry's first audience was on 3 Oct 1664 and this paper is the reply made on behalf of the King of Sweden to his speech.
Letter from the Admiral of the English Fleet to the Governor of the Castle of Bergen, stating that after Alefeldt's conference with Sir Thomas Clifford and having received the Articles of Agreement brought to him, he has decided to return to the English Fleet, dated 9 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-09 - 1665-08-09
CLI/76
Copy of a letter from Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English Fleet, to Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, stating that after Alefeldt's conference with Sir Thomas Clifford and having received the Articles of Agreement brought to him, he has decided to retu…
2 letters from J C Oxe to Sir Thomas Clifford, Extraordinary Envoy in Sweden, regarding an audience with the Queen of Sweden. (Manuscript)
1665 - 1665
CLI/109
2 letters, in French, from J C Oxe to Sir Thomas Clifford, Extraordinary Envoy in Sweden, re: an audience with the Queen of Sweden, nd (2 items).
Sir Thomas Clifford's report of events at Bergen, written on board the REVENGE, to Lord Arlington, dated 12-16 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-12 - 1665-08-16
CLI/78
Sir Thomas Clifford's report of events at Bergen, written on board the REVENGE about 12 leagues SW of Scotland, to Lord Arlington, dated 12-16 August 1665 (2 copies).
Copy of a letter from the Admiral of the English Fleet to the Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, acknowledging his letter of 5 August, dated 7 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-07 - 1665-08-07
CLI/72
Copy of a letter from Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English Fleet, to Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, acknowledging his letter of 5 August sent via Mr Tolor, and returning some propositions via the same, dated 7 August 1665.
Letter from the Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway to the Admiral of the English Fleet, declining the latter's proposals, dated 7 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-07 - 1665-08-07
CLI/73
Letter in French from Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, to Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English Fleet, declining the conditions that Tyddiman had proposed, dated 7 August 1665. Also an English translation of the same (2 items).
Letter in French from the Governor of the Castle of Bergen to Sir Thomas Clifford, asking for an envoy be sent to him, dated 7 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-07 - 1665-08-07
CLI/71
Letter in French from Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, to Sir Thomas Clifford, giving his condolences on the death of Lord Montague and desiring that an envoy be sent to him at night and in disguise, dated 7 August 1665.
Instructions to Sir Thomas Clifford, Commissioner of Prizes, respecting prizes and goods, signed at Whitehall and dated 31 May 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-05-31 - 1665-05-31
CLI/49
Instructions to Sir Thomas Clifford, Commissioner of Prizes, respecting prizes and goods, signed at Whitehall and dated 31 May 1665. Also a letter to Sir Thomas Clifford, from Whitehall, also dated 31 May 1665.
Copy of powers given by Charles II, to the Extraordinary Envoys to Sweden, dated 29 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-29 - 1665-08-29
CLI/82
Copy of powers given by Charles II, to Sir Henry Coventry and Sir Thomas Clifford as Extraordinary Envoys to Sweden, dated 29 August 1665. In Latin.
Royal Commission signed by Charles II, granting powers to the Extraordinary Envoys to Denmark, dated 29 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-29 - 1665-08-29
CLI/83
Royal Commission in Latin, signed by Charles II, granting powers to Sir Gilbert Talbot and Sir Thomas Clifford to act as Extraordinary Envoys to Denmark, dated 29 August 1665.
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