Elizabeth I of England - Nicholas Throckmorton - 1561-10-2
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 2341 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | Kew, The National Archives |
| InventoryInventory number. | TNA SP 70/31 f.3 |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | Elizabeth I of England |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | Nicholas Throckmorton |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | October 2, 1561 JL |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Burnett 20201 |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | roman, cabinet |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia |
-Lettre du 2 octobre 1561 (de ?) : «[f.3, line 3] We have also sene ye xij medagliees of ye xij e’perors. Wherof we see no cause to make so great estymation as ye prise that is assigned and th’rfor we doo return them ageyne unto you. Willing you that Vergetius may be thanked for ye same, and told yt uppo’ mentio’ made of these, /// medagliees, we caused certan closetts and cabanettes of our fathers to be perused wh’in there have been found grete nomber of such monuments both in gold silver and copper, and amongst them very fayre monume’ts of the sayd Emp’ors. So that therin we ar so well satisfied, that we thought not nedefull, to obteyne theis, and so usyng him wh gentle words fro’ us we wish you should satisfy him » (Kew, The National Archives, TNA SP 70/31 f.3 ; voir A. Burnett 2020).
References
- ^ Burnett, A.M. (2020), "Queen Elizabeth and the Twelve Caesars," in F. de Callataÿ (ed.), Numismatic antiquarianism through correspondence (16th-18th c.), New York (to appear).
