The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

On the fly-leaf is a transcript (by Bell) of a letter from Abp Whitgift to Abp Hutton, 7 June 1600, chiefly about the trial of the Earl of Essex.
As a frontispiece is stuck in an oval portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, engraved by G. Vertue.
The title-page is
Leycester's Commonwealth... etc.
Together with other Political Papers written or collected by Mr Beaupré Bell.
E Collectione Beauprei Bell A.B. De Beaupré Hall in Com. Norf. 1726.
Note on Robert Parsons.
Table of 1. f.1 Leicester's Commonwealth
2. f.49 Nota ex quodam vetusto codice scripto in approbationem tituli Edward IV
with pedigree.
3. f.50b Epitome Singularis cujusdam Politici discursus temp. Edwardi IV. (Capp. xx)
Imperium Regis aut prorsus Regale est.
4. f.57 Considerations touching the Peace now in treaty
(Cent. xvi, xvii, very badly written.)
5. f.60 Reasons alledged by those of the Spanish Faction in Scotland to induce y^e K. to assist the K. of Spaine against Englande
6. f.60b A protect or probable way to worke a peace both to her Ma^tie and other partes of Christendome disquieted
7. f.62b A consideration whether her Ma^tie may w^th her honour accept of the Turkes offer and prouoke him to inuade the Kinge of Spaine: by Sir Thomas Wilkes
8. f.63b A discourse of Sir Roger Williams of the present estate of France in anno 1589, and his opinion in what maner England shoulde make war w^th Spayne
Ending f.64b.
9. Without heading and not noted in the Table.
f.65 On the relations of Scotland with Spain
10. f.69 A letter written by the Earle of Essex to the Earle of Rutland touching the direction of his travell. Ianuarie 1594
11. f.74 Certain Remembrances touching the two great offices of the Seneschallye or high Stewardship of his Ma^ties house
[Printed 1642 for L. Chapman. A copy in Trinity Library, Y.1.12²⁰]
12. f.79b The opinion of a Scottish Politician upon a question moued wether an absolute Prince as y^t off Scotland for wicked Lyfe and gouernment may be deposed 14 Aug. 1567.
13. f.86 A boke of certayne offices and orders in warrefare
1. The offices of most charges appertaining unto the Campe etc.
First the offices of the highe marshall.
Ends with a chapter on 'the Second Campe.'
14. f.97b Papers relating to the State of Spain.
Begins with a list of military terms.
The K. of Spaine's stile etc.
Coinage, population etc.
15. To Mr Anthonye Bacon.
f.107 An apologie of the Earle of Essex against those w^ch falslie and maliciouslye taxe him to be the onely hinderer of the peace and quiett of his countrye
Printed 1603, London. Rich. Bradocke etc.
16. f.117 A coppy of the League betweene the K. of Fraunce and the Q. of England made in May 1596.
17. f.120 Copy of a letter to S^r Edward Conway, Lt-Governor of the Brille
From Rotterdam 21 Sept. 1599.
18. f.120 Letter to Captaine Puxlee(?) Serieant maior
21 Sept. 1599.