Fols. 1–279:
Second flyleaf: ‘Registratur opå alle the breef som her Claes Christiernnson haffuer schrifuit höglofflige och salige konungh Gustaff och konungh Erich och andre till vti the åhr 58, 59, 60 och 1561’.
Till konungelige majestet. Stormechigste
furste aller nådigeste konung ...
Her epter finnes the Copier som äre the Räwelske tilschreffne um
deris fribijter. (A letter to king Copier aff the breff Claes Kristiernsson till Åminne (effter
salige konungliga maiestets dödelige affgång) haffuer then Stormectigte högborne
furste och here her Erik then fiorthonde Swerigis, Götis och Wändis etc. konung
wår aller nådigste herre ganske vnderdånigit tilscriffuit Ifrå hans konungens
förste regements tijdh huilkit angick ultima(?) septembris Anno etc. 1560.
(an undated letter) Stormectigste högborne furste, aller nadigste konung och herre
... (fol. 163 is blank) ... Copier aff the breff Claes Kristiernsson och H: Larsson haffuer
screffuit till K:mjt Ifrå Reuell. (followed by a letter dated in
Written in a cursive script . One main hand writes up to fol.
Simple pen-drawn initials at the beginning of each letter.
A modern half-leather binding over cardboard, with white leather covering the spine and the edges. Headline ‘Klas Kristersson Horns Registratur 1558–1561’ written on the spine.
The manuscript contains copies of c. 1517–1566) outgoing letters from Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (article by Bertil Broomé), consulted
2015-08-21
The manuscript contains three separate sections: letters written
mostly to the king from June 1558 to February 1560, letters written to the Council
of Reval from 1558 to 1560, and letters written almost entirely to the king from
March to October 1561. Probably the copywork was done as the letters were
dispatched. The manuscript was copied by skilled scribes who completed the work in
an organized fashion. The organization of the text is clear, there are but a few
corrections in the text and the quires are regular. Presumably the scribes were
employed by Horn or by the cities of
The earlier history of the manuscript is unknown. Possibly it was housed in the
manor of
There is no information
available as to how and when the manuscript came to the