Ciphers of Elizabeth I

[Paul Leyland]

A one-word answer: Kahn.

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Young [mailto:jya@pipeline.com]
> Sent: 15 July 2001 03:54
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Ciphers of Elizabeth I
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> The Public Records Office search engine has one listing for "ciphers:"
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>   http://www.pro.gov.uk/leaflets/ri2056.htm
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> The citation lists "Ciphers, Elizabeth I to George III (SP 106)."
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> From Columbia University Library, which led us to the PRO, a
> catalog entry refers to "Cryptography, Great Britain, History,
> Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Sources," which points to a reprint of
> one of the documents listed under "ciphers" at the PRO:
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>   Calendar of State Papers Foreign, Elizabeth, 1558-1589, ed.
>   J Stevenson, A J Crosby, A J Butler, S C Lomas, A B Hinds,
>   R B Wernham, 23 volumes (London, 1863-1950).
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> I shall be looking at the Columbia University reprint of the
> "Calendar of State Papers," and will be curious about what
> is in "Ciphers, Elizabeth I to George III (SP 106)."
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> My question is whether these documents have been examined
> by persons here and/or whether the Elizabethan era ciphers
> described in them have been written about in contemporary
> works.
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