Information on wcecil.e12

PPCEME information

Author Cecil, William, Lord Burghley
Birthdate b. 1520, d. 1598
Filename wcecil-1560.e1, wcecil-1580.e2 (wcecil-1580.e2 includes Helsinki wcecil.e2)
Manuscript Letter 219 (1.3): Calig. C. IX. fol. 320. Orig.
Letter 221 (1.3): Calig. C. IX. fol. 433. Orig.
Letter 226 (1.3): Ms. Harl. 7041. p. 199. Letter 170 (2.2): Ms. Lansd. 102. art. 58. Orig.
Letter 171 (2.2): Ms. Lansd. 102. art. 59. Orig.
Letter 172 (2.2): Ms. Lansd. 102. art. 60. Orig.
Date of composition 1564-1565 (wcecil-1560.e1); 1586-1588 (wcecil-1580.e2)
Genre LET NON-PRIV
Edition Ellis, Henry (ed.). 1824. Original letters, illustrative of English history; including numerous royal letters. Series 1, vol. 3. London: [publisher unknown].
Ellis, Henry (ed.). 1827. Original letters, illustrative of English history; including numerous royal letters. Series 2, vol. 2. London: [publisher unknown]. Both reprinted 1970 (New York: AMS Press).
Sample 2.2,291.1-2.2,297.28 (170-172) (Penn 1),
1.3,3.2-1.3,6.12 (219) (Penn 2),
1.3,12.5-1.3,13.28 (221) (Penn 3),
1.3,24.1-1.3,28.9 (226) (Helsinki)
wcecil-1560.e1 = Penn 1
wcecil-1580.e2 = Penn 2-3, Helsinki
Remarks The letters span two time periods.
Helsinki misidentifies source as "second edition, Vol. 3."
Author father of Robert Cecil (rcecil.e2), earl of Salisbury.

Helsinki Corpus information

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<W WRITTEN>
<X MALE>
<Y 60->
<H PROF HIGH>
<U X>
<E X>
<J INTERACTIVE>
<I FORMAL>
<Z X>