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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1897/1
TitleInventory of jewels belonging to Arbella Stuart (1575-1616), received by her from 'the Lord Cavendish' [William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire]. Signed as receipt in margin by Arbella Stuart.
Date23 Feb 1608
DescriptionInventory of jewels, dated 10 days after the death of Elizabeth Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick). The inventory may be a list of jewels inherited by Arbella from her grandmother.

This document is number 45 in Derbyshire Record Office’s “50 Treasures” selection. For more information, click the link below.
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorArbella Stuart (1575-1615), heir to Elizabeth I of England
FormatDocument
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Inventory of jewels belonging to Arbella Stuart (1575-1616), received by her from 'the Lord Cavendish' [William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire]. Signed as receipt in margin by Arbella Stuart.

Transcript or IndexThese Jewels Chaines Pearle rings and other things
here underwritten recewed by the lady Arbella Steward
of the lord Cavendishe this xxiij daye of february in
the fift[h] yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King
James 1607
A riche Sable the head and Clawes of goldsmith worke
enamelled and sett wth diamonds and rubies
Two borders of goldsmithes worke on[e] peece of one of them sett
wth one peece set wth Two[?] p[ear]le a rubie another peece set with a diamond
another peece set with a rubie and soe throughout the other of the
borders sette with one peece set wth foure round p[ear]le another pee[ce]
sett wth a diamond and soe throughout
A Chaine of blood stone and goldsmyth worke
Fowre score and eight buttons enameled wth blacke and three
white snailes a peece
Thirteene wyre work buttons Two more
A Cloke[?] sett wth diamonds and rubies
A globe set wth diamond and rubies wth a p[ear]le pendant
A seale lyke a pillar sett wth rubie diamond and emerald
Another border of goldsmyth worke one peece set wth a diamond
another peece set wth five p[ear]le and soe throughout this of
seaventeene peces
Two rope of p[ear]le contayninge syxe score and five greater p[ear]le
Another border of gold smyth worke of nintene peecs one peece
set with foure p[ear]les and another peece set wth an emerald and soe
throughout
One crose set wth diamonds with a p[ear]le pendant
Another greater crosse set wth diamond rubies and fyve round p[ear]le
A Broorse set with rock rubie and an emerald & a diamond
An ewre [ewer] of christall trimmed with gould and set wth rubies and tur…es [turquoise?]
A salte [salt-cellar] of Agget [agate] trymmed wth gould and set wth emerald
Three gold rings upon a pap[?]
A greate table diamond in one ring a pointed diamond in another and a rock rubie
in another
Thirtie eight p[ear]le of black and white agaet enameled […]
Three score eightene […] enameled
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