Northumberland Manuscript Part 3 and the 1590 Letter

Topic: Northumberland Manuscript Part 3 and the 1590 Letter

1. Verified Sourced Facts

• Source-tier warning, 2026-04-28: this Northumberland handwriting packet is a blog/image comparison packet unless a bullet separately cites the Berkshire Record Office witness, Northumberland manuscript facsimile, or another direct archival control. Do not convert “same post states” handwriting conclusions into independent fact.

• The same post identifies the British Library catalog entry as:

“Sir Henry Nevell's complaint to Lord Burghley, that he is rigidly used by Lord Warwick for casting iron ordnance, 1590”

• The same post gives the reference:

“Lansdowne MS 65/22”

• The same post states:

“This letter is available on State Papers Online, it is Document Number: MC4305085404.”

• The same post states:

“The British Library entry says "Sir Henry Nevell" because that is how the letter is signed.”

• The same post states of the son’s signature:

“he signs it "Neuell".”

• The same post contrasts this with the father:

“The signature is completely different”

• The same post states:

“it is very clear this 1590 letter is from the son, not the father”

• The same post states that the contents relate to:

“Henry Neville, the son's, business casting iron ordnance.”

• The same post states:

“In 1590 he was running an ironworks in Sussex at Mayfield”

• The same post concludes:

“It is very clear that the 1590 letter was written by only one person, and that person varied their handwriting in very specific ways.”

2. Ken Feinstein Twitter and Blog Information

• A Ken Feinstein blog post dated 9 Nov. 2019 states:

“There is a letter from 1590 which, I believe, demonstrates this clearly.”

3. Quoted Source Text

Ken Feinstein blog post, 9 Nov. 2019

• “There is a letter from 1590 which, I believe, demonstrates this clearly.”
• “Sir Henry Nevell's complaint to Lord Burghley, that he is rigidly used by Lord Warwick for casting iron ordnance, 1590”
• “Lansdowne MS 65/22”
• “This letter is available on State Papers Online, it is Document Number: MC4305085404.”
• “The British Library entry says "Sir Henry Nevell" because that is how the letter is signed.”
• “he signs it "Neuell".”
• “The signature is completely different”
• “it is very clear this 1590 letter is from the son, not the father”
• “Henry Neville, the son's, business casting iron ordnance.”
• “In 1590 he was running an ironworks in Sussex at Mayfield”
• “It is very clear that the 1590 letter was written by only one person, and that person varied their handwriting in very specific ways.”

4. Citations

• Feinstein, Ken. “Part 3: Documenting Henry Neville's Handwriting and the Northumberland Manuscript.” kenfeinstein.blogspot.com, 9 Nov. 2019, https://kenfeinstein.blogspot.com/2019/11/part-3-documenting-henry-nevilles.html. Local preservation: blog_northumberland_part3_2019-11-09.md.
• mayfield_manor_and_ironworks.md, related packet for Mayfield and ordnance context.
• northumberland_manuscript.md, broader packet.

5. Evidence Images

6. Notes on Access

• This packet preserves the third Northumberland blog post as a Ken Feinstein baseline-handwriting packet.
• Its particular importance is the distinction between the father’s and son’s signatures and the 1590 iron-ordnance context.