>Mark Smith posted: "This extraordinary document >(D1897/1) is an inventory of her jewellery, >which itemises the pieces given to her by âthe >Lord Cavendishâ (William Cavendish, 1st Earl >of Devonshire). It dates from 1607 and is signed >by Arbella herself. Arbella Stuart (157" >Respond to this post by replying above this line > > >New post on Derbyshire Record Office > > > >[] > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/> >[] > > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/treasure-45-arbella-stuarts-inventory-of-jewels-1607/>Treasure >45: Arbella Stuarts inventory of jewels, 1607 > > > >by <https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/>Mark Smith > >This extraordinary document (D1897/1) is an >inventory of her jewellery, which itemises the >pieces given to her by âthe Lord Cavendishâ >(William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire). It >dates from 1607 and is signed by Arbella herself. > >D1897.jpg > > >Arbella Stuart (1575-1616) was the grandaughter >of Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (d 1608), >also known as 'Bess of Hardwick'. At the end of >the 16th century, Arbella was next in line to >the English throne after King James VI of >Scotland. Her father, the Earl of Lennox, was >the younger brother of James's father and a >grandson of Margaret Tudor. Arbella spent much >of her early life with her grandmother and this >document appears to record the return to her of >her jewels from her uncle, William Cavendish, >1st Earl of Devonshire, Bess of Hardwick's >second and favoured son. Arbella was regarded as >a traitor by King James, (by then also James I >of England), after her unauthorised marriage in >1610 to William Seymour, grandson of Lady >Catherine Grey, heiress to the English throne >under Henry VIII's will. Imprisoned in the Tower >of London, Arbella died there in 1615. ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/>Mark >Smith | 27 January 2017 at 4:10 pm | Tags: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/1600s/>1600s, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/arbell-stuart/>Arbell >Stuart, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/jewels/>Jewels >| Categories: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/category/50-treasures/>50 >Treasures, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/category/news/>News >| URL: <http://wp.me/p1jCye-2N1>http://wp.me/p1jCye-2N1 > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/treasure-45-arbella-stuarts-inventory-of-jewels-1607/#respond>Comment ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/treasure-45-arbella-stuarts-inventory-of-jewels-1607/#comments>See >all comments > ><https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bba82ab2519c1b6a78d8a94fa8662ac9&email=annete%40aapt.net.au&b=Cc-4%5D-rrOR2eUtit%2F.czbXlnCUD.acW%7CeO112tTVI%2B%5D0B%3FN_%25>Unsubscribe >to no longer receive posts from Derbyshire >Record Office. Change your email settings at ><https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bba82ab2519c1b6a78d8a94fa8662ac9&email=annete%40aapt.net.au>Manage >Subscriptions. > >Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/treasure-45-arbella-stuarts-inventory-of-jewels-1607/>https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/treasure-45-arbella-stuarts-inventory-of-jewels-1607/ > ><https://wordpress.com>Thanks for flying with >[] ><https://wordpress.com> WordPress.com