Collections Database Manuscript & Object Collect... Extensive archival and manu... Sir Robert Heath papers Finding AidTitle: Sir Robert Heath papers, 1614-1699
ID: 01/01/MSS00019
Primary Creator: Heath, Robert, Sir (1575-1649)
Extent: 9.0 Cubic Feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Correspondence (boxes 1-6), arranged alphabetically by correspondent
Series 2: Legal and official papers, accounts and bills, and personal papers (boxes 7-8), arranged alphabetically by subject.
Series 3: Reginald L. Hine's research notes and correspondence (boxes 9-10), arranged by subject and correspondent
Series 4: Additional Items
The finding aid provides more detailed information about the contents of each box, where possible. Dates of correspondence are given in the form YYYY/MM/DD. Some of Reginald L. Hine's correspondence is described only at the folder level, and some of Series 2, "Legal and official papers, accounts and bills, and personal papers,"is described only at the box level. The presence of transcriptions or additional notes by Reginald L. Hine or Carleen Stottler is occasionally indicated. These transcriptions and notes are interfiled with the items they concern.
Languages: English
Papers of Sir Robert Heath consists of letters, documents, commonplace book, and a diary relating to London legal life, Parliament, the royal prerogative, prosecution of recusants, Star-Chamber prosecutions, Puritanism, English Civil War, personal and family matters and English agriculture. Correspondents include Arthur Parfey, Richard Lour, Mary Morley, Lucy Heath, John Heath, Edward Heath, James Harrington, Edward Harrington, William Ayshcombe, Ephraim Wright, Henry Croke, Richard Dawson, William Sharpe, Susanna Croke, Katherine Wirdnam, Thomas Allanson, John Dunkin, Colonel Thomas Waite and John Wood.
The papers also contain research notes and correspondence from Reginald L. Hine (1883-1949), who collected the papers and discusses them in his Cream of Curiosity: Being an Account of Certain Historical and Literary Manuscripts of the XVIIth, XVIIIth, & XIXth Centuries (1920).
Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.
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Original/Copies Note:
Microfilm reproductions available in the History and Newspaper library at:
Location: History, Philosophy & Newspaper Call Number: FILM 942.062 H351p
Processing Information: https://wiki.cites.uiuc.edu/wiki/display/librare/Home
Processing notes of Carleen Stottler:
"Certificate" from Lady Hatton testifying about 2 bonds involving Thomas Fanshawe's father. Lady Hatton asserts that the money owed by her husband to the elder Fanshawe has been repaid. (Thomas Fanshawe is married to Margaret Heath - Edward's daughter)
Processing notes of Carleen Stottler:
Breirat: Thomas Fanshawe and Margaret, his wife (Plantiffs) vs. Sir Edward Heath (Defendent)
no. 1: seems to be charges against Heath and his answer/defense, including witnesses and proof
no. 2: order to Fanshawe and Heath to Lord Chancellor, Master of the Rolls, from Geo. Edwards, Deput. Regni. Seems to be judgement.
Processing notes of Carleen Stottler:
Seems to be papers relating to a court case: Edward Heath and Francis Heath (plantiffs) vs. Justinian Pagitt (defendent)
* includes PROCESSING note (a family tree) by Reginald L. Hine *
* includes TRANSCRIPTION of Thomas Pagitt's will by Reginald L. Hine *
Processing notes of Carleen Stottler:
Legal and Official papers (personal and group) of John Heath
*Folder contains notes by Carleen Stottler, describing the individual letters.*
Processing notes of Carleen Stottler:
Miscellaneous legal and official papers, not directly related to Edward but obviously connected
* Folder contains inventory of letters done by Carleen Stottler *
Processing notes of Carleen Stottler:
Legal papers of Lucy Heath
no. 1: [Paulus Ambrosius Croke] to Lucie Croke (Heath); a note about her legacy. 1630/11/09
no. 2: Draft for disposition in "The case in the Court at Wards" undated, but after 1637.
Processing notes of Carleen Stottler:
Miscellaneous legal papers.
Processing notes in folder tell what the items are (somewhat) Notes describe piece following them.
* no. 4 includes TRANSCRIPTION by Reginald L. Hine *
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