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Various documents, relating to international treaties, international trade, and commisioners for prizes, and for wounded seamen. (Manuscript)
1661 - 1665
CLI/31-45
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Letters received by Sir Thomas Clifford in his role as Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain. (Manuscript)
1665-10-10 - 1665-11-15
CLI/91-105
Letters received by Sir Thomas Clifford mainly while in Copenhagen and Stockholm in his role as Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain. Also articles in Latin and French.
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Papers concerning relations with the states of Holland, 1649-51. (Manuscript)
1649-05-19 - 1651-05-16
CLI/1-15
Papers concerning relations with the states of Holland, 1649-51.
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Correspondence with Sir Thomas Clifford relating to his role as Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain in Sweden. (Manuscript)
1665-11-20 - 1666
CLI/106-120
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Various documents including letters, advices, transactions and treaties. (Manuscript)
1666-01-03 - 1675
CLI/121-137
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Letter from the Governor of the Castle of Bergen to the Admiral of the English Fleet, promising to observe previously agreed upon articles. Dated 5 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-05 - 1665-08-05
CLI/70
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, advising patience and promising to observe the Articles previously agreed upon. Sent by Mr Tolor and dated 5 August 1665.…
Copy of a letter from Sir Thomas Clifford, on board the REVENGE, probably to Lord Arlington, giving an account of the Battle of Bergen, dated 3 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-03 - 1665-08-03
CLI/66
Copy of a letter from Sir Thomas Clifford, on board the REVENGE 5 leagues from Bergen, probably to Lord Arlington, giving an account of the Battle of Bergen, dated 3 August 1665.
Letter from the Governor of the Fort of Bergen permitting English captains to harbour their ships if they offer no hostility. Dated 4 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-04 - 1665-08-04
CLI/68
Letter from Col Johan Caspar van Cicignon, Governor of the Fort of Bergen, to the Captains or Commanders of the frigate or frigates lying in the Harbour of Hannenits or any other places thereabouts, complaining of the firing of English cannon before any hostility had been offered to them, and sendin…
Copy of propositions of accommodation between the Governor of the Castle of Bergen and the Admiral of the English fleet, dated 1 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-01 - 1665-08-01
CLI/63
Copy of propositions of accommodation between Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, and Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English fleet, dated 1 August 1665.
Transcriptions of letters from: the Earl of Sandwich to Governor of the Fort of Bergen, the Admiral of the English fleet, and the Governor of the Fort of Bergen, 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-07-30 - 1665-08-01
CLI/64/1
Transcriptions of letters from: the Earl of Sandwich, on board the PRINCE, to Col Johan Caspar de Cicignon, Governor of the Fort of Bergen, dated 30 July 1665; Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English fleet, to Col Johan Caspar de Cicignon, Governor of the Fort of Bergen, dated 31 July 1665; and …
Council of State paper delivered to the Ambassador of Holland on the murder of Dr Dorislaus, dated 19 May 1649. (Manuscript)
1649-05-19 - 1649-05-19
CLI/1
Council of State paper delivered to Lord Joachim, Ambassador of Holland, protesting against the murder of Dr Dorislaus, dated 19 May 1649.
Letter from Mr Secretary William Morice, from Oxford, to Sir Thomas Clifford, regarding Clifford's affairs in Stockholm. (Manuscript)
1665-12-07 - 1665-12-07
CLI/117
Letter from Mr Secretary William Morice, from Oxford, to Sir Thomas Clifford, re: Clifford's affairs in Stockholm, dated 7 Dec 1665.
Report to the House of transactions with the States of Holland, dated 30 October 1649. (Manuscript)
1649-10-30 - 1649-10-30
CLI/3
Report to the House of transactions with the States of Holland re: the refusal of an audience to Mr Walter Strickland, Member of Parliament and Ambassador to Holland. Also includes a copy of the answer of the Lords of the States of Holland to Mr Strickland, given on 12 Oct 1649.…
Letter from Charles II to the King of Denmark's Chief Minister expressing his goodwill towards the King of Denmark, dated 27 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-27 - 1665-08-27
CLI/80
Letter from Charles II, at Salisbury, to Hannibal Schestedt, the King of Denmark's Chief Minister, by Sir Thomas Clifford, expressing his goodwill towards the King of Denmark, dated 27 August 1665.
Letter from the Earl of Sandwich to Lord Arlington, reporting the unsuccessful result of the Bergen affair, dated 13 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-13 - 1665-08-13
CLI/77
Letter from the Earl of Sandwich, under sail by Shetland, to Lord Arlington, reporting the unsuccessful result of the Bergen affair, dated 13 August 1665.
Letter from Lord Arlington to Sir Thomas Clifford, thanking him for his account of events at Bergen, dated 20 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-20 - 1665-08-20
CLI/79
Letter from Lord Arlington, at Salisbury, to Sir Thomas Clifford, thanking him for his account of events at Bergen, expressing his satisfaction at his conduct and sending the King's commands for him to return as speedily as possible, dated 20 August 1665.
Copy of instructions given by the Admiral of the English Fleet to Sir Thomas Clifford for treating with Lord Alefeldt, dated 8 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-08 - 1665-08-08
CLI/74
Copy (in Clifford's hand) of instructions given by Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English Fleet, to Sir Thomas Clifford for treating with Lord Alefeldt, dated 8 August 1665.
Letter from the Admiral of the English Fleet to the Governor of the Castle of Bergen, indicating that he will attack the Dutch, dated 8 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-08 - 1665-08-08
CLI/75
Letter from Sir Thomas Tyddiman, Admiral of the English Fleet, to Lord Claus von Alefeldt, Governor of the Castle of Bergen in Norway, regretting that his propositions were not approved of and indicating that he will attack the Dutch whatever opposition be made, dated 8 August 1665.…
Letter from Sir William Temple to the Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain, giving news of the death of King Philip IV of Spain, dated 30 September 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-09-30 - 1665-09-30
CLI/87
Letter from Sir William Temple, from Brussels, to Sir Thomas Clifford, at Copenhagen as Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain, reporting that the Bishop of Munster is in Friesland with an army, that the Fleet took a 14 strong Dutch squadron, and giving news of the death of Philip IV, the …
Letter from Francis Sheldon, from Gothenburg, to the Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain, regarding the English Fleet, dated 2 October 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-10-02 - 1665-10-02
CLI/88
Letter from Francis Sheldon, from Gothenburg, to Sir Thomas Clifford, at Copenhagen as Extraordinary Envoy of the King of Great Britain, regarding the English Fleet, dated 2 October 1665.
Instructions given by Charles II, to Sir Thomas Clifford as Extraordinary Envoy to Denmark and Sweden, dated 29 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-29 - 1665-08-29
CLI/84
Instructions given by Charles II, to Sir Thomas Clifford as Extraordinary Envoy to Denmark and Sweden, dated 29 August 1665.
Document in Latin re: a project for a triple league proposed by the Danes, probably dated 1665. (Manuscript)
1665 - 1665
CLI/85/2
Document in Latin re: a project for a triple league proposed by the Danes, probably dated 1665.
Letter from Whitehall to the Commissioner of Prizes on board the SWIFTSURE, on the victory over the Dutch on 3 June, dated 9 June 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-06-09 - 1665-06-09
CLI/50
Letter from Sir Robert Southwell, from Whitehall, to Sir Thomas Clifford, Commissioner of Prizes, on board the SWIFTSURE, re: the victory over the Dutch on 3 June, dated 9 June 1665.
Letter from Col Bullen Reymes to the Commissioner for Sick & Wounded Seamen and Prisoners of War re the care of sick prisoners of war, 28 August 1665. (Manuscript)
1665-08-28 - 1665-08-28
CLI/81
Letter from Col Bullen Reymes to Sir Thomas Clifford, as Commissioner for Sick & Wounded Seamen and Prisoners of War, at Lord Arlington's lodgings in Salisbury, regarding the care of sick prisoners of war, dated 28 August 1665.
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