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<dl><dd>Vols. 1-13 issued as Gt. Brit. Parliament. Papers by command. C 3777, 5463, 5889-v., 6823, 7574, 7884, 9246; Cd. 928, 2052, 3134, 5291, 7842</dd>
<dd>At head of title: Historical Manuscripts Commission (varies slightly)</dd>
<dd>Vols. 11-12 edited by R. A. Roberts, secretary of the commission; v. 13-14 by E. Salisbury; v. 15- by M. S. Giuseppi</dd>
<dd>A few of the papers are in French</dd>
<dd>Known as Cecil papers</dd>
<dd>"The series of these most important political and other documents commences in 1306, but papers of earlier date than the reign of Elizabeth are comparatively few. For the reigns of Elizabeth and James I, however,they constitute a body of state papers illustrative of general events and political transactions, with which the state papers preserved in the Public Record Office are alone comparable."--Roberts, R. A. The reports of the Historical Mss. Commission. London, 1920</dd>
<dd>Library has v. 1-17</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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<dl><dd>Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts</dd>
<dd>Salisbury, Robert Cecil, marquess of, 1830-1903</dd>
<dd>Roberts, Richard Arthur, 1851-1943</dd>
<dd>Salisbury, Edward, 1856-1925</dd>
<dd>Giuseppi, M. S. (Montague Spencer), b. 1869</dd></dl></div>
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