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Boyle, Roger, (1621-1679), 1st Earl of Orrery, Major General, statesman, dramatist

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Surname: Boyle
Forenames: Roger
Gender: Male
Date: 1621-1679
Title: 1st Earl of Orrery
Biography: ODNB link for Boyle, Roger (1621-1679) 1st Earl of Orrery, Major General, statesman, dramatist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P130036 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P3262 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Roger Boyle
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
corresp and papers
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 25287, 37206-08, 46929-54; Eg MSS 3327, 3340
2
corresp and papers rel to Ireland
Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library
Forster Collection
NRA 38887 Forster
3
MS of The Generall
Oxford University: Worcester College Library
CXX
NRA 10396 Worcester College
4
corresp with Duke of Ormonde
National Library of Ireland
See HMC 36 Ormonde V
5
misc corresp
Huntington Library
HU
NRA 10029 Hastings
6
corresp and papers (c30 items)
National Library of Ireland
See Annual Report 1960-61
7
1636-63: corresp
Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
/15
NRA 20594 Cavendish
8
1620-88: corresp and papers of and of his wife
Collection held privately: enquiries to West Sussex Record Office
PHA
NRA 15719 Wyndham (Petworth)

See HMC 5, 6th report
9
1678-79: letters (24) to Sir J Mallet
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 32095
10
c1660-67: letters (27); literary MSS
Huntington Library
See Guide to Literary MSS 1979
11
1672-79: letters to Lord Essex
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Stowe MSS 200-212 passim